Horror audiobooks

The Invocations

By: Krystal Sutherland

Narrated by: Kit Griffiths

Length: 13 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of New York Times bestseller House of Hollow comes a darkly seductive witchy thriller where, though both men and demons lurk in shadows, girls refuse to go quietly into the night.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Three girls, one supernatural killer on the loose . . .

Zara Jones believes in magic because the alternative is too... Read more

I'll Be Waiting

By: Kelley Armstrong

Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood...

Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a child. Then medical advances let her live into her... Read more

Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home.

"A mystery and a horror story about grief, but one with defiant hope in its beating heart." —Paul... Read more

The Haunting of Alejandra

By: V. Castro

Narrated by: Raquel Beattie

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this “utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood” (Library Journal, starred review).

“Castro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might... Read more

The Shadows

By: Alex North

Narrated by: Hannah Arterton & John Heffernan

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"If you liked The Whisper Man, you’ll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it’s about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of The Shadows, it becomes harder and... Read more

When Devils Sing

By: Xan Kaur

Narrated by: Anjali Kunapaneni, Jennifer Pickens, Landon Woo...

Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror Novel

Four unlikely allies in a small town investigate a local teen's disappearance, and what they discover festering at the core of their community is far more sinister and ancient than they could’ve ever imagined. For fans of She is a Haunting, True Detective, Mexican Gothic, and Midsommar.

When Dawson Sumter... Read more

His Hideous Heart

By: Dahlia Adler

Narrated by: amanda lovelace, Caitlin Davies, Caleb Roehrig,...

Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"His Hideous Heart is an audiobook dream. Half of the stories are read by their authors and the other half are read by professional narrators; all are delightful and, of course, haunting." -- Paste

Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.

Edgar Allan Poe... Read more

Tell Me I'm Worthless

By: Alison Rumfitt

Narrated by: Nicky Endres

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Alison Rumfitt’s Tell Me I’m Worthless is a dark, unflinching haunted house story that confronts both supernatural and real-world horrors through the lens of the modern-day trans experience.

"Nicky Endres pulls out all the stops when performing this horror story about a haunted house and the shocking trauma it inflicts on three people...This is... Read more

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Megan...

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From Vulture’s “master of horror” Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless and emotionally charged social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media, for fans of The Last of Us and Where Evil LurksNoah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for... Read more

Full Throttle

By: Joe Hill

Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Neil...

Length: 16 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

2020 Audie Awards® WINNER - Short Stories/Collections
The number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fireman and Strange Weather returns with a dark and ingenious collection of 13 compelling short stories that showcase his ability to “push genre conventions to new extremes” (New York Times Book Review), performed by a stunning... Read more

Wonderland

By: Zoje Stage

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Shirley Jackson meets The Shining in this richly atmospheric and thrillingly tense novel from the acclaimed author of the "deliciously creepy" Baby Teeth (New York Post).

One mother's love may be all that stands between her family, an enigmatic presence—and madness.

After years of city life, Orla and Shaw Bennett are ready for the quiet of New... Read more

Jackal

By: Erin E. Adams

Narrated by: Sandra Okuboyejo & William DeMeritt

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

RECOMMENDED BY GILLIAN FLYNN ON THE TODAY SHOW • A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white rust belt town. But she's not the first—and she may not be the last. . . .

“I read this thriller that is Get Out meets The Vanishing Half in one night.”—BuzzFeed

“Extraordinary . . . A terrifying tale of fears and hatreds generated by... Read more

Bless Your Heart

By: Lindy Ryan

Narrated by: Stephanie Németh-Parker

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A crackling mystery-horror novel with big-hearted characters and Southern charm with a bite, Bless Your Heart is a gasp-worthy delight from start to finish from debut author Lindy Ryan.

Rise and shine. The Evans women have some undead to kill.

It’s 1999 in Southeast Texas and the Evans women, owners of the only funeral parlor in town, are... Read more

Sacrificial Animals

By: Kailee Pedersen

Narrated by: Yung-I Chang

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up on a farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology.

The last thing Nick Morrow expected to receive was an invitation from his father to return home. When he left rural Nebraska... Read more

Midnight Rooms

By: Donyae Coles

Narrated by: Georgina Campbell

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

“An immersive horror fairy tale marrying Crimson Peak to Pan’s Labyrinth upon strange foundations. You’re never really safe here, with Midnight Rooms wondrously defying expectation and refusing obedience. Donyae Coles leads us into a house of sinister magic, full of corners for peeking around, but careful—these walls have claws. A feverish,... Read more

Night's Edge

By: Liz Kerin

Narrated by: Chase Sui Wonders

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook is narrated by actor Chase Sui Wonders, known for her work on Genera+ion, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies and the upcoming Apple TV original City On Fire

“This one’s a killer.” —Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse

Liz Kerin’s Night’s Edge is a sun-drenched novel about the darkest secrets we hide and how monstrous we can be to the ones we... Read more

White Horse

By: Erika T. Wurth

Narrated by: Tonantzin Carmelo

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"The audiobook narrated by Tonantzin Carmelo is enthralling." - Buzzfeed

"Narrator Tonantzin Carmelo’s portrayal of Kari imbues her with a rebellious and tenacious attitude that makes her immediately likable." - Library Journal

Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut novel about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she... Read more

In the House in the Dark of the Woods

By: Laird Hunt

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The eerie, disturbing story of one of our perennial fascinations -- witchcraft in colonial America -- wrapped up in a lyrical novel of psychological suspense.

"Once upon a time there was and there wasn't a woman who went to the woods." In this horror story set in colonial New England, a law-abiding Puritan woman goes missing. Or perhaps she has... Read more

Listen to Your Sister

By: Neena Viel

Narrated by: Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd & Zeno Robinson

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

“This fantastic ensemble of narrators excel equally at emotionally connecting to complicated emotional characters, elevating colloquial language, and enhancing mysterious, violent horrors.” —AudioFile (Earphones Award)

This program features multicast narration.

For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To... Read more

Baby Teeth

By: Zoje Stage

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A battle of wills between mother and daughter reveals the frailty and falsehood of familial bonds in award-winning playwright and filmmaker Zoje Stage’s tense audiobook of psychological suspense, Baby Teeth.

Afflicted with a chronic debilitating condition, Suzette Jensen knew having children would wreak havoc on her already fragile body.... Read more

Coraline

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, Coraline—also an Academy Award-nominated film""Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house....""When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.But... Read more

Disappearance at Devil's Rock

By: Paul Tremblay

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A family is shaken to its core after the mysterious disappearance of a teenage boy in this eerie tale, a blend of literary fiction, psychological suspense, and supernatural horror from the author of A Head Full of Ghosts.“A Head Full of Ghosts scared the living hell out of me, and I’m pretty hard to scare,” raved Stephen King about Paul... Read more

The Angel of Indian Lake

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela...

Length: 16 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The “riotously entertaining” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror novels picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her in New York Times... Read more

The Whisper Man

By: Alex North

Narrated by: Christopher Eccleston

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Listeners looking for creepy will find it in full force in Alex North's dark thriller, narrated by British actor Christopher Eccleston." -- AudioFile Magazine

"Reader Eccleston...adds flavor to the tale. He reads with a fervor that gives the story a strong sense of suspense." -- Booklist

This program is read by acclaimed British actor Christopher... Read more