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The Stand
by Stephen King
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.91 ABR Score (922.6K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (841.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (81.1K)More about this pick
After a plague wipes out most of humanity, survivors choose between Mother Abagail's godly Boulder and Randall Flagg's sinister Las Vegas. Grover Gardner's narration spans this epic battle between good and evil.
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It
by Stephen King
Narrated by Steven Weber
★ 4.89 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.72 Audible (64.9K)More about this pick
Steven Weber's performance across 45 hours makes Derry feel like a real place you'd never want to visit, switching effortlessly between the Losers as kids and adults.
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All the Stars in the Sky
Until the End of the World • Book 3
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.77 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)★ 4.56 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (3.7K)More about this pick
Cassie's final journey through the zombie apocalypse tests everything she believes about hope and survival. Julia Whelan captures both the character's hard-won optimism and underlying fragility beautifully.
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The Mist
Skeleton Crew • Book 1
by Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton
★ 4.43 ABR Score (187.6K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.8K)More about this pick
Shoppers trapped in a supermarket face otherworldly creatures lurking in a mysterious mist outside. Will Patton's tense narration captures the claustrophobic horror as civilization breaks down inside the store.
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FantasticLand
by Mike Bockoven
Narrated by Angela Dawe, Luke Daniels
★ 4.34 ABR Score (70.4K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (53.8K) ★ 4.48 Audible (16.6K)More about this pick
Dawe and Daniels' dual narration transforms this disaster-into-horror investigation into something genuinely unsettling—their competing testimonies make you question every account of what actually happened at the park.
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The Mist (Previously Published as a Novella in 'Skeleton Crew')
Skeleton Crew • Book 1
by Stephen King
Narrated by Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Kyle Beltran, Matthew Broderick, Norbert Leo Butz, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Dana Ivey, Will Patton, Robert Petkoff, David Morse, Lois Smith, Frances Sternhagen
★ 4.32 ABR Score (190.0K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (6.2K)More about this pick
Customers trapped in a supermarket face both otherworldly monsters and human fanaticism in this all-star cast production led by Stephen King himself.
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Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology
by Jonathan Maberry, George A. Romero, Brian Keene, Carrie Ryan, David J. Schow, David Wellington, Isaac Marion, Jay Bonansinga, Joe R. Lansdale, John Skipp, Max Brallier, Mike Carey, Mira Grant, Neal Shusterman, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Ryan Brown, John A. Russo, Craig E. Engler, Chuck Wendig, Brendan Shusterman
Narrated by full cast
★ 4.13 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.48 Audible (2.5K)More about this pick
Twenty stories expand on George Romero's 1968 zombie classic, featuring today's horror masters reimagining that terrifying farmhouse night. The full cast brings variety to match the diverse storytelling approaches.
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The Dare
Briar U • Book 4
by Elle Kennedy
Narrated by Elizabeth Louise, Teddy Hamilton
★ 4.08 ABR Score (150.5K ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (149.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.3K) -
Conversion Theory
Zombie Theories • Book 3
by Rich Restucci
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.06 ABR Score (545 ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (328) ★ 4.71 Audible (217)More about this pick
One immune man becomes humanity's most wanted asset during the zombie apocalypse, hunted by organizations seeking to exploit his resistance. Michael Kramer captures both the horror and dark humor of survival.
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Deadman's Road
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
★ 3.91 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.1K)More about this pick
Reverend Jebediah Mercer battles zombies, werewolves, and evil spirits across the Wild West with his burning Bible. Stefan Rudnicki matches the profane humor and supernatural action of this Deadwood-meets-Cthulhu adventure.
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Narrator Battle
by Nicholas Ryan, Sean Runnette, R.C. Bray
Narrated by Sean Runnette, R.C. Bray
★ 3.82 ABR Score (556 ratings)★ 3.54 Goodreads (28) ★ 4.42 Audible (528)More about this pick
Award-winning zombie narrators Sean Runnette and R.C. Bray compete head-to-head, each voicing one of Nicholas Ryan's standalone apocalypse stories.
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V-Wars
V-Wars: Chronicles of the Vampire Wars • Book 1
by Jonathan Maberry, John Everson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Scott Nicholson, Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore, Gregory Frost, Dacre Stoker
Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernadez, Arte Johnson, Stefan Rudnicki, Wil Wheaton
★ 3.82 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.2 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
Melting Arctic ice releases a virus that activates dormant vampire genes worldwide. Six narrators including Wil Wheaton tackle this anthology of humanity's new predators.
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Baal
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.70 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)★ 3.59 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.11 Audible (576)More about this pick
Ray Porter's voice work transforms McCammon's sprawling apocalyptic vision into something genuinely unsettling—he moves between cultists, shamans, and cosmic evil with a control that makes the chaos feel inevitable rather than messy.
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The Ruins
by Scott Smith
Narrated by Patrick Wilson
★ 3.63 ABR Score (70.4K ratings)★ 3.69 Goodreads (68.0K) ★ 3.86 Audible (2.4K)More about this pick
Patrick Wilson's narration amplifies the claustrophobic terror as American tourists encounter carnivorous plants in the Mexican jungle.
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The Dark Reset: The Hunger
The Dark Reset • Book 1
by G.E. Moore
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 3.35 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1) ★ 5 Audible (1)More about this pick
Captain Stone discovers that zombie apocalypses get worse when you add werewolves and vampires to the mix. Verner navigates the genre mashup with appropriate dramatic flair.
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ONLY SURVIVOR: A Zombie Horror STORY
by RC Robbin
Narrated by Virtual Voice
★ 3.34 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1) ★ 4 Audible (1)More about this pick
Friends face elimination-style survival in a zombie apocalypse based on actual tabletop RPG gameplay, where only one can emerge alive. Pulse-pounding horror derived from real gaming sessions.
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