Halloween 2021 Reads

Great Classic Horror Stories

By: Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman & Bram Stoker
Narrated by: Derek Perkins, Alison Larkin & Clive Hayward
Length: 30 hours 46 minutes

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Signalman by Charles Dickens, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dracula by Bram Stoker
Read by: Clive Hayward, Derek Perkins and Alison Larkin
Over thirty hours of great classic horror is brought to haunting new life by... Read more

Yours Cruelly, Elvira

Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

By: Cassandra Peterson
Narrated by: Cassandra Peterson
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells—told by the bombshell herself.  On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and... Read more

Ring Shout

By: P. Djèlí Clark
Narrated by: Channie Waites
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

“The emotionally charged, wild ride of Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark was one I did not want to end. Clark pulled me into the life of Maryse and her band of monster hunters and held me hostage. With beautiful language, deep characters, and a fully immersive world, this story of vengeance and self-forgiveness unfolds. By the end, I was in tears.... Read more

Payback's a Witch

The Witches of Thistle Grove: Book #1

By: Lana Harper
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“Emmy, a young woman grappling with her family's legacy and her own identity, finds herself at the intersection of tradition and destiny as a witch in the quaint town of Thistle Grove. The author's meticulous attention to world-building brings the charming locale to life, evoking a desire to explore its every nook and cranny. Rooted in genuine... Read more

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

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

“Jade is my new favorite final girl. Stuffed so full of Slasher references I almost had trouble keeping up. Read more

The Girl With All the Gifts

By: M. R. Carey
Narrated by: Finty Williams
Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity -- or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human."

Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius."

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be... Read more

'Salem's Lot

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
Length: 17 hours 34 minutes

SOON TO BE A NEW FILM, STREAMING ON MAX FALL OF 2024 • #1 BESTSELLER • Writer Ben Mears has returned to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book.    ... 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

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

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

Slewfoot

A Tale of Bewitchery

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

“Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom is *the* witchy cold weather read. It's spooky and atmospheric, and the epitome of a Good For Her book. Read more

For the Wolf

The Wilderwood: Book #1

By: Hannah Whitten
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

The first daughter is for the Throne.
The second daughter is for the Wolf.

For fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale comes a dark, sweeping debut fantasy novel about a young woman who must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom. But not all legends are true, and the Wolf isn't the only danger lurking in the... Read more

We Ride Upon Sticks

A Novel (Alex Award Winner)

By: Quan Barry
Narrated by: Isabel Keating
Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

“This is such a fun romp! It has everything you could possibly want in a book: field hockey, witches, and ’80s bangs that have literally taken on a life of their own. Set in Salem in the 1980s, we follow a group of high school field hockey players as they struggle with their new dark powers and attempt to end their losing streak. One of the... Read more

White Smoke

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: Marcella Cox
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California... Read more

The Ex Hex

A Novel

By: Erin Sterling
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

“This book elicits the perfect cozy, witchy vibe that you crave in October (or all year round). It's the mashup of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Melissa Joan Hart edition) and Hocus Pocus that I didn't know I needed. It's silly but narrator Caitlin Davies had me smiling on my work commute and immediately magicked up a kitschy Halloween movie... Read more

The Last House on Needless Street

By: Catriona Ward
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

“The human mind is mysterious and incredible, and the ways we deal with grief and trauma are on terrifying display in this book. The lonely house, lonely people, and lonely woods will stay in my mind for a long time. Some moments were so scary I thought I would scream. The vulnerability and likability of Ragland’s voice really creates sympathy... Read more

Carrie

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Sissy Spacek & Margaret Atwood
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET ATWOOD •  Stephen King's legendary debut, the bestselling smash hit that put him on the map as one of America's favorite writers • In a world where bullies rule, one girl holds a secret power. Unpopular and tormented, Carrie White's life takes a... Read more

No One Goes Alone

A Novel

A Random House Audiobook Original

By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt & Erik Larson
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

“I have to say that this was an absolute pleasure to listen to! A motley group of people from different industries and walks travels to a remote 'cottage' to investigate strange occurrences there. They soon find themselves stranded, their boat missing, presumed stolen. And then things get really odd! At first, they reach time and again for a... Read more

The Shining

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

“The book is so well written and grasps you the whole way through. I very much enjoyed reading this, and the ending is wonderfully brilliant. King does a great job writing suspenseful storylines. Read more

World War Z: The Complete Edition - Abridged

An Oral History of the Zombie War

By: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Various
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

“If you’re gonna listen to one audio book in your life, make it this one. It is fully cast, and the talent bringing this book to life will astound you. But more than that, there is something entirely enthralling about getting to listen to a story that is meant as an oral history. The book will force you to consider how you and the people you know... Read more