Horror audiobooks

Old Bugs

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"Old Bugs" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, probably written shortly before July 1919. It was first published in the Arkham House book The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces (1959) With the onset of Prohibition, the Sheehan Billiard Room in Chicago became a sordid haunt for hard drinkers. A certain Old Bugs, a... Read more

The Masque of the Red Death

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Jorge Hartman

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the dark and haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" with this captivating audiobook. Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of a merciless plague that ravages a kingdom, while the wealthy aristocrats seek refuge in a secluded castle. As the tension builds and the clock ticks, you'll be on the edge of your... Read more

Beyond the Wall of Sleep

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"Beyond the Wall of Sleep" is a science fiction short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1919 and first published in the amateur publication Pine Cones in October 1919. A former intern and a worker of a mental hospital relates his experience with Joe Slater, an inmate who died at the facility a few weeks after being confined... Read more

Beyond Gehenna - Book 2: The Devil's Lair

By: Scott Leddy

Narrated by: Brian Cheney

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In this fiction crime thriller, Elgin Thomas's iniquitous past soon catches up with him. He wanders the fiery depths of Hell, where his fortitude and sanity are continually challenged. Introduced to a cast of unsavory characters, Elgin must learn to adapt and survive as he traverses through the Underworld's scorching, volcanic terrain. This... Read more

Ex Oblivione

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Ex Oblivione" is a prose poem by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1920 or early 1921 and first published in The United Amateur in March 1921, under the pseudonym Ward Phillips. It is written in first person and tells of the dreams of a presumably dying man. In his dreams, the man is walking through a valley and... Read more

Death Plays Solitaire And Other Stories And little Music

By: Rachel Lawson & Suno Ai

Narrated by: Rachel Lawson, The Mortal Coyle Players & Suno Ai

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Death Plays SolitaireBlake (the King of Death) is playing solitaire and trying to get drunk and forget the performance in a pub (after a bad performance as a stage Magician), he's mistaken for another man, a hitman, Blake, plays along to save the victim. He's caught as a fraud and the victim is killed, and Blake is blamed. What will happen next?... Read more

What the Moon Brings

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"What the Moon Brings" is a prose poem by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written on June 5, 1922. This story was first published in the National Amateur in May 1923. It's shorter than most of Lovecraft's other short stories, and is essentially a fragment. The story is based on one of Lovecraft's dreams, a common technique. This... Read more

Blood and Ruin

By: Rumer Hale

Narrated by: Scarlett Everdeen & Chase T. Walker

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Six years ago, my world was ripped from under me, and I was taken to Cardinal Three, a place where pain has been my endless companion. Witches, demons, shifters, and humans all live under one rule: King's. What he says goes. So trying to get the hell out of here hasn’t been easy. No one leaves without his permission. In fact, no one leaves at... Read more

The Street

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Street" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1919 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the Wolverine amateur journal. The story traces the history of the titular street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as "but a path" in colonial times to a... Read more

The Tree

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Tree" is a macabre short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920, and published in October 1921 in The Tryout. Set in ancient Greece, the story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences. On a slope of Mount Maenalus in Arcadia is an olive grove that grows around a... Read more

Ibid

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"Ibid" is a parody by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1927 or 1928, and first published in the January 1938, issue of O-Wash-Ta-Nong. "Ibid" is a mock biography of the Roman scholar Ibidus (486–587), whose masterpiece was Op. Cit., "wherein all the significant undercurrents of Graeco-Roman thought were crystallized... Read more

A Haunting in the Arctic

By: C. J. Cooke

Narrated by: Lucy Goldie

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A  deserted shipwreck off the coast of Iceland holds terrors and dark secrets in this chilling horror novel from the author of The Lighthouse Witches.

The year is 1901, and Nicky is attacked, then wakes on board the Ormen, a whaling ship embarked on what could be its last voyage. With land still weeks away, it’s just her, the freezing ocean, and... Read more

Hop-Frog

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Jorge Hartman

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Edgar Allan Poe with the Hop-Frog audiobook. Transporting you to the depths of gothic horror, this mesmerizing audio experience will send shivers down your spine.Narrated by a talented ensemble cast, the Hop-Frog audiobook brings Poe's chilling tale to life with vivid detail and haunting intensity.... Read more

Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family", also known as just "Arthur Jermyn" or "The White Ape", is a short story in the horror fiction genre written by H. P. Lovecraft 1920. The themes of the story are tainted ancestry, knowledge that it would be best to remain unaware of, and a reality which human understanding finds intolerable. Read more

Beetle Juice

By: Piers Anthony

Narrated by: Thomas Oliver

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In a tiny village, just off the universe-spanning trail of the Amoeba, young, telepathic were-creatures are schooled in the mystery and wonder of the human body—its practicalities as well as its pleasures. Eager to discover their alternate selves, they marvel at the possibilities. But when precocious were Wetzel, an infinitely curious and... Read more

The Terrible Old Man

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"The Terrible Old Man" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written on January 28, 1920, and first published in the Tryout, an amateur press publication, in July 1921. It's notable as the first story to make use of Lovecraft's imaginary New England setting, introducing the fictional town of Kingsport. The Terrible Old Man is a strange elderly... Read more

The Very Old Folk

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Very Old Folk" is the name given by publishers to a story found in the letter sent to Donald Wandrei by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft on 3 November 1927. It is a recording of a dream, where the protagonist is a Roman military official in the Vascon country near Pompelo. The countryside is, every year, ravaged by terrible... Read more

The Tell-Tale Heart

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Jorge Hartman

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing "The Tell-Tale Heart" audiobook - an enthralling masterpiece by the legendary Edgar Allan Poe. Immerse yourself in the captivating world of gothic horror as you listen to this spine-chilling tale brought to life through the power of audio.With "The Tell-Tale Heart" audiobook, you'll experience the gripping narrative like never... Read more

Celephaïs

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

"Celephaïs" is a fantasy story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early November 1920 and first published in the May 1922 issue of the Rainbow. The title refers to a fictional city that later appears in Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, including his novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926). Celephaïs was created in a... Read more

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a novella by H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) published by Arkham House posthumously in 1943 in the collection Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, it was completed on January 22, 1927 and was unpublished in his lifetime. It is both the longest of the stories that make up his Dream Cycle... Read more

The Shadow over Innsmouth

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"The Shadow over Innsmouth" is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared elements of the Mythos, including place-names, mythical creatures, and invocations. The Shadow over Innsmouth... Read more

We’re Alive - Abridged

By: Kc Wayland

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The story of survival continues; the fight is not over.It’s been eighteen years since the outbreak of “Infected” and the events from We’re Alive: A Story of Survival. Once an embattled “Colony” of survivors, the thriving stronghold of Westport celebrates the graduation of its latest class of Guardians, including Nicholas Tink. The son of the... Read more

Hypnos

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Hypnos" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, penned in March 1922 and first published in the May 1923 issue of National Amateur. "Hypnos" is a first-person narrative, written from the perspective of an unnamed character living in Kent and later London, England. The narrator writes that he fears sleep, and is... Read more

Robert Louis Stevenson: The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: philip chenevert

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This story deals with the obvious fact that we humans are split, dual. We have urges to do the 'right' thing, to be honorable and wise, but we also frequently fail to follow these better instincts and follow instead urges to do dishonorable, evil things. We seem to battle within ourselves. Are we really composed of two different personalities... Read more