Horror bestsellers

The Jolley-Rogers and the Monster's Gold

The Jolley-Rogers series

By: Jonny Duddle
Narrated by: Amy Enticknap & Paul Panting
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

When Matilda discovers a treasure map inside an old bottle, she shows it to the Jolley-Rogers and they all set sail to find the mysterious island on the map. Unfortunately, they end up in the belly of the dastardly Pirate Cruncher! Can Matilda and the rest of the Jolly-Rogers rescue themselves before it is too late? Or will they end up trapped... Read more

Horror Movie

A Novel

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah, Michael Crouch, Frankie Corzo, Stacy Gonzalez, Tyla Collier, Ariel Blake, Johnathan McClain, Dan Bittner, Eva Kaminsky & Gisela Chipe
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“Some books should just be heard. This story is layered and heady, and the audio production subsumed me well past its conclusion. Read more

Mexican Gothic

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“I don't consider myself to be a horror genre reader, but I loved this one. Megan refers to it as "deliciously creepy" and that is the perfect description. Such a satisfying read. Hulu is producing it as limited tv series as well, but you should totally read the book first! Read more

Christmas and Other Horrors

An Anthology of Solstice Horror

By: Ellen Datlow
Narrated by: Carrie Coello & Andrew J. Andersen
Length: 13 hours 9 minutes

“Just how well do you truly know the myths and legends surrounding this time of year? I’m not talking about the Jolly Old Elf. We’ve heard plenty enough of those stories. No, what I’m talking about are the old stories of the Winter Solstice – tales that retain a foothold upon the darkest corners of the human psyche to this day. Tales that... Read more

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, Georgia Bird, Liz Kerin, Mara Wilson, Mark Oshiro, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher & TJ Klune
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“The mysterious author Chuck Tingle, who only makes public appearances in a pink mask and sunglasses, has written a horror novel turning tropes on their heads, offering a bloody, funny commentary on being LGBTQ+, working in the film industry, and contending with some very evil AI. Along the way, we get a primer on the horror genre and meet a host... Read more

Diavola

By: Jennifer Thorne
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

“Diavola was hands down one of my favorite reads as of 2024. An eerily fantastic horror with the cunning mixture of toxic family vacation and the haunted house, and honestly, I am not sure which was more terrorizing. The pacing was perfect, it had a slow build that made it all the more gripping. & that ending! Absolute perfection. Read more

We Used to Live Here

A Novel

By: Marcus Kliewer
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Corey Brill
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

“This is spooky and unsettling and mind-boggling and insane. I was hooked from the very beginning with truly no idea where I'd end up. This ain't your daddy's horror novel. Get ready for existential dread, stranger danger, changelings, and the horrifying sense that everyone around you is lying. Read more

Devolution

A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

By: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Judy Greer, Max Brooks, Jeff Daniels, Nathan Fillion, Mira Furlan, Terry Gross, Kimberly Guerrero, Kate Mulgrew, Kai Ryssdal & Steven Weber
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

“Made the mistake of listening to this book before going to sleep and subsequently spent an hour after turning off my phone staring at the shadows at the corners of my room as they morphed into bigfoot. Hauntingly written and beautifully performed. Read more

The Only Good Indians

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

“It doesn't get better than this! I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing as I was listening to this book. If you haven't yet had the experience of scrubbing a shower floor and feeling a terror previously unknown, this is the story for you! Read more

Vampires of El Norte

By: Isabel Cañas
Narrated by: Jose Nateras & Krysta Gonzales
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

“Vampires of El Norte is a thrilling supernatural gothic Western set during the Mexican-American War that is a perfect follow-up to The Hacienda. It is just the perfect blend of adventure, horror, and romance to keep you turning the pages well after lights-out. Read more

Never Whistle at Night

An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

By: Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Narrated by: Erin Tripp, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Joelle Peters, Kaniehtiio Horn, Lisa Cromarty, Maika Harper, Shane Ghostkeeper, Sheldon Elter & Tara Sky
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

“From spine tingling creatures to monstrous humans, this collection of short stories covers so many different tales from a group of Indigenous voices that I'm excited to read more from. Each new story had me on the edge of my seat with a variety of thrills, horrors and the constant reminder that darkness and evil exist in many shapes. Read more

The Angel of Indian Lake

The Indian Lake Trilogy

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela Goethals, Andrew J. Robinson & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 16 hours 30 minutes

“It's been 4 years since Jade Daniels last set foot in Proofrock, Idaho and things are still not yet settled for either the town, nor the people that call it home. One final obstacle awaits them all - the 'Curse of the Lake Witch'. Fans of Stephen Graham Jones and his lndian Lake Trilogy will delight at the twists and turns of the finale! Read more

Lone Women

A Novel

By: Victor LaValle
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

“Victor LaValle gets better and better with every new novel. A master of literary horror, he takes literal monsters and ghosts - in this case in the historical context of early 20th century Montana homesteaders - and uses them to reflect back on our contemporary society and all of its metaphorical monsters and ghosts. In the harsh and solitary... Read more

I Was A Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Michael Crouch & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“Readers get an inside look into Tolly’s daily life, thoughts, and observations as he slashes his way through life’s challenges. As you read on, it becomes quickly obvious that he’s just a kid trying his best – and, in this case, that might be enough to cheer him on. Read more

The Reformatory

A Novel

By: Tananarive Due
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 20 hours 51 minutes

“This was hands down my favorite book of the year! Tananarive Due has written a powerful southern horror novel set in Florida during the Jim Crow era. Twelve year old Robbie Stephens is sent to the segregated Gracetown School for Boys for protecting his sister against the advances of the white son of the most powerful man in town. Not only does... Read more

The Night Guest

By: Hildur Knútsdóttir
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

“This sickle-edged smile of a story curves around the experiences of feminine grief, rejection, and fear, then drops a neatly severed core of terror in your lap. Read more

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber & Sara Morsey
Length: 16 hours 18 minutes

“This book made me grieve for the girls who were never believed or were misunderstood. I felt so much for these teenage girls, who had to turn to the occult in order to feel in control of their own lives. I wished I could have seen a little more development of the girls' characters after childhood/who they were outside of the home, but I loved... Read more

11/22/63

A Novel

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Craig Wasson
Length: 30 hours 39 minutes

One of the Ten Best Books of The New York Times Book Review
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize

ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, THREE SHOTS RANG OUT IN DALLAS, PRESIDENT KENNEDY DIED, AND THE WORLD CHANGED. WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE IT BACK?

In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King—who has absorbed the social, political, and popular... Read more

Sleep Tight

By: J. H. Markert
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

“This is an old-school horror/thriller that features a recently executed serial killer aptly named Father Silence. He has a cult following who wants nothing more than to resurrect him and seek revenge on those that contributed to his arrest and subsequent death. Now, there is a new serial killer in town, the Outcast. Kidnappings, gruesome... Read more

The September House

By: Carissa Orlando
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Length: 13 hours 31 minutes

“There is blood running down the walls again. It must be September I have so much to say about this book! Is Margaret's house really haunted or is she mentally ill, as her daughter suspects? Who knows? This is a macabre yet darkly funny story that I could not put down. Gory ghosts, bloody walls, dead children and a missing husband, nothing is off... Read more

Model Home

A Novel

By: Rivers Solomon
Narrated by: Gabby Beans
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.

The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family in the neighborhood. The neighbors acted nice enough, but right away bad... Read more

The Case of the Phantom Cat

The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins

By: Holly Webb
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
Length: 2 hours

In book three of Holly Webb's The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins, twelve-year-old Maisie and her dog Eddie are invited to join Maisie's friend Alice on a trip to the country. It's lovely to get away from the London smog, but there is something strange about the manor where the girls are staying. Odd noises, horrid smells, and sightings of a... Read more

The Blacktongue Thief

Blacktongue: Book #1

By: Christopher Buehlman
Narrated by: Christopher Buehlman
Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

“Come for the battle ravens, stay for the probably-bewitched cat! Buehlman's latest will have you laughing one moment and gasping the next, and you'll wonder what fascinating new concept he'll come up with next. As Kinch Na Shannack takes an epic journey, you explore this exquisitely built world with him, your sardonic narrator, along with... Read more

Incidents Around the House

A Novel

By: Josh Malerman
Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

“From the author who gave us "Bird Box," Josh Malerman brought another fantastic horror novel. This is a MUST-LISTEN novel. "Incidents Around the House" is told from the perspective of 8-year-old Bela, whose family is her whole world: Mommy, Daddo and Grandma Ruth. But there's another family member only Bela knows about: Other Mommy, and Other... Read more

Home Before Dark

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Cady McClain & Jon Lindstrom
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

“I love a book within a book, and this is exactly what Riley Sager provides in Home Before Dark. Maggie Holt returns to her abandoned childhood home after the death of her father. Her family fled this 'House of Horrors' when she was five. Alternating between Maggie's point of view and chapters from her father's nonfiction bestseller about their... Read more

Shark Night

By: R. L. Stine
Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Lots of kids dream of being on TV—but for Liam it’s a NIGHTMAREAlone in a giant water tank, Liam, holding a camera, watches as a twenty-foot-long hammerhead shark is about to be lowered in with him. This is not where he thought his day was going.Liam is helping his mom film a documentary for the Danger Channel.A twelve-year-old battling a shark!... Read more

The Legend of Greyhallow

By: Summer Rachel Short
Narrated by: Renee Dorian
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Twelve-year-old Ainsley Galloway and her ten-year-old brother, Tobin, have just moved to the small picturesque mountain town of Lowry. The town is famously the setting for the blockbuster Legend of Greyhallow trilogy, and there are traces of the films wherever they go. Ainsley’s parents even bought the film director’s former home, which they... Read more

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

“I don’t know about everyone else, but I, for one, am really excited that vampires are making a comeback. I think they’re such a fun trope in pretty much every genre, and this was no exception. True to the Grady Hendrix style, this book was the perfect campy, slightly off-kilter, and moderately gory suburban horror story I didn’t know I needed. Read more

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Cara Gee
Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

“I love, love, love Stephen Graham Jones and this latest is no exception. An incredible homage to slasher films, this book is perfect for any horror fan. And the audio is AMAZING! Cara Gee gives voice to Jade in such a way that I honestly can't imagine anyone else reading this now. It's an absolute pleasure to listen to her read this! Read more

Don't Let the Forest In

By: C.G. Drews
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

“If a hauntingly unhinged fever dream could physically exist, it would take form of this book. This is the type of story I will spend MONTHS thinking about. Read more

Interview with the Vampire

Vampire Chronicles: Book #1

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, "a magnificent, compulsively readable thriller...Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire” (Chicago Tribune). • The inspiration for the hit television... Read more

The Stand

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 47 hours 43 minutes

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.

And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky... Read more

Certain Dark Things

A Novel

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Aida Reluzco
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

“What an engrossing, vibrant, new take on vampires. Part forbidden love story, part revenge caper, part bloodbath, this is easily one of my favorite vampire stories now. I love how Moreno-Garcia creates complex social structures and vampire-specific physical attributes to heighten tensions. This divide between vampires, as well as the... Read more

How to Sell a Haunted House

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Jay Aaseng & Mikhaila Aaseng
Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

“My husband and I listened to it together, and we were both laughing at the absurdity of the whole thing as well as grimacing at the lurking horrors experienced by Mark and Louise. It takes some truly wild turns, putting together story elements I truly never saw coming. Like most ghost stories, this is a story about grief. It's also a story of... Read more

Into the Drowning Deep

By: Mira Grant
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 17 hours 15 minutes

“This book is a masterpiece. Horror story about mermaids. Such a good monster book. Read more

Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Neverton is home to the only gay conversion camp in the country to boast a 100% success rate: Camp Damascus. God-fearing Rose Darling knows all about the camp from the commercials starring the charismatic Pastor Pete Bend. But when Rose starts coughing up flies and getting flashes of a life she doesn't remember living -- and a girl she doesn't... Read more

You Like It Darker

Stories

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Will Patton & Stephen King
Length: 20 hours 21 minutes

NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes... Read more

The Haunting of Hill House

By: Shirley Jackson
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

“So spooky and mind-bending! Read more

Slewfoot

A Tale of Bewitchery

By: Brom
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

“As both novelist and illustrator, Brom's work often explores the delicate and devilish dance between monstrosity and humanity. Slewfoot, a story about a young girl, an ancient spirit, and the burgeoning magic between them, is no different. While Slewfoot is a dark tale of witchery and devilry, it is also a book that explores our connection to... Read more

Middle of the Night

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

“A parent’s worst nightmare. A neighborhood’s least favorite thing to do. It has happened a child goes missing in a idillic town. What actually happened? Is what he remembers true? What is he blocking? What are people not telling him? Major plot twists. So good. Read more

Strange Sally Diamond

By: Liz Nugent
Narrated by: Jessica Regan, Stephen Hogan, Sara Lynam & Liz Nugent
Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

“This book is so complex and interesting, yet very dark and disturbing. It really makes you think about the nature vs nurture question and how events can have lifelong consequences. I couldn’t stop listening and I highly recommend! I love the way Sally’s mind works. Read more

A House With Good Bones

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

“Absolutely enthralling. I listened to the audio almost entirely in one sitting. Read more

The Shining

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Campbell Scott
Length: 15 hours 49 minutes

“This is by far my favorite Stephen King novel. I saw the movie when I was 12 and could not wait to get my hands on the book. The Overlook Hotel has a fascinating history of murder, madness and malevolent spirits. The Torrance family move in for the winter as caretakers and quickly discover that this is not a normal hotel. Their young son Danny... Read more

Krampus

By: Brom
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 16 hours 16 minutes

“Terrific. A wild ride….I loved it. It hooked me and I couldn’t put it down.”
—Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy""Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. Here's hoping that he will continue to share his dark and often beautiful dreams with us for many years to come."" --Christopher Paolini,... Read more

All the White Spaces

A Novel

By: Ally Wilkes
Narrated by: Scott Turner Schofield
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

A Bram Stoker Award nominee

“Some of the best survival horror we’ve read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart.” —Vulture, The Best Horror Novels of 2022
“Epic.” —Esquire, The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022

Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding... Read more

Natural Beauty

A Novel

By: Ling Ling Huang
Narrated by: Carolyn Kang
Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

“I finished Natural a few weeks ago and it is still haunting me! In her debut novel, Huang has created a commentary on the Asian American immigrant story and a critique of the beauty industry that verges into dystopian horror. The unnamed narrator is the child of Chinese immigrants searching for the American dream. Her ability on the piano seems... Read more

The Daughters' War

Blacktongue

By: Christopher Buehlman
Narrated by: Nikki Garcia
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“After finishing The Blacktongue Thief, I found myself truly missing that weird dark world where, somehow, there was pretty decent parity between the sexes, not to mention delightful and terrifying magic. The Daughter's War, set as a prequel, is a strong, standalone story. It fleshes out Galva's background while making the reader feel the... Read more

The Bunnicula Collection: Books 1-3

#1: Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery; #2: Howliday Inn; #3: The Celery Stalks at Midnight

Bunnicula and Friends

By: James Howe & Deborah Howe
Narrated by: Victor Garber
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Each story in the popular and critically acclaimed series has been read by the talented actor, Victor Garber. Now fans who can't get enough of the vampire bunny, Bunnicula, will have something new to add to their collection. Read more

Leech

By: Hiron Ennes
Narrated by: Abigail Thorn
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

“The narrator of this scalpel sharp, intoxicatingly gross debut is a parasite about to meet its match in the battle for control over humankind. Fans of gothic lit, haunted mansions in disrepair, and bio/medical horror, eat your optic nerve - I mean, your heart - out! I don’t consider myself a fan of the above, but the incredibly unique narrator,... Read more

Nestlings

By: Nat Cassidy
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Nat Cassidy
Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

“Ana and Reid have just won the lottery (literally) and get to move into a stunning historic apartment building. Everything seems perfect, and they finally have the chance to start over with their baby after facing multiple setbacks. Until they meet the creepy neighbors and staff, their baby wakes up with random bite marks, and Ana sees grotesque... Read more