Horror bestsellers

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

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

“A wildly horrific ride of wondering where the jump scares will be and realizing you missed all the turns to safety when it is too late to jump off. Read more

Mexican Gothic

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

“Delightfully creepy. Dread builds steadily throughout the book. As a listener, you know that something is wrong but it’s hard to put your finger on it. Like the main character, you will doubt everything: the characters, their motivations and even your own deductive abilities. This book keeps you on your toes, flitting from one theory to the... 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

“Though much seems fantastical, the real scare of this book for me was how plausible the big bad was once revealed. Tightly written, high concept, absolutely worth the read! 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

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

By: Clay McLeod Chapman
Narrated by: Cary Hite, Neil Hellegers, Marni Penning, P. J. Ochlan, Noah Levine, Soneela Nankani, Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Megan Tusing, various narrators, Kelli Tager & Joe Hempel
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

“Clay McLeod Chapman’s newest horror goes for the throat of modern-day America and absolutely no one is safe. Not even you. Unflinching, cruel, and terrifying, this book grips you tight and forces you to peer through the oily film of the supernatural and demonic to confront the reflection of yourself, your family, and society and grapple... Read more

The Only Good Indians

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

“I am a person who doesn’t like to be scared. This book left me a little spooked, but in a way that made me smile because it’s so powerful and because the book’s so-called monster has good reason to be so. Stephen Graham Jones’ writing is rhythmic and cool, funny and tender, sometimes ruthless. This work of literary horror is about Blackfeet and... Read more

Slewfoot

A Tale of Bewitchery

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

“Nasty wild creatures, hatefully pious Puritans, and a horned deity of death make this bloody, magical tale a must-read. Follow Abitha, a farmer's wife and descendent of a long line of cunning women, claw her way to the person she's always wanted to be and get some much needed vengeance along the way. It is the perfect addition to your Halloween... 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

How to Sell a Haunted House

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

“This was truly a creepy and well plotted story. I loved the two narrators, the delivery from both was spot on. If you like a haunted house/ghost story/creepy puppet situation, you won’t be disappointed listening to this. This is my first foray into Grady Hendrix and I was not disappointed! 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

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

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

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

“ Take a natural disaster + an isolated community + the Bigfoot legend and you are rewarded with a suspenseful spooky tale that may or may not be a good idea to read if in an isolated location in the woods. You will be kept on the edge of your seat as you devour this survival/adventure story mashed up with a mystery that unfolds through a... Read more

Incidents Around the House

A Novel

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

“I’m a big horror lover and no book has ever scared me as much as this did! As I read it (and even long after) I was terrified that Other Mommy would come and get me. Which to me says that Josh Malerman crafted the best horror book of the year. 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

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

Into the Drowning Deep

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

“In Into the Drowning Deep, Mira Grant has conjured up scary mermaids living in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. An expedition sets out to learn if mermaids truly exist and to uncover the fate of a previous expedition. The new crew is being recorded for a documentary, with the hope it will prove mermaids are real and clear the network of... Read more

Dead of Winter

By: Darcy Coates
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

“A tour group becomes stranded in a remote cabin on their way to a wintertime resort getaway, and members start to be violently picked off one by one… and no one knows why. Bonechilling, twisty, and suspenseful, this book kept me up late because I couldn’t stop reading and I didn’t want to turn off the lights! Read more

The Final Girl Support Group

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Adrienne King
Length: 13 hours 49 minutes

“A love letter to horror movie fans, full of allusions and homages to all our favorite slasher films from the 1980s, and so meta that it’s even narrated by the final girl from the original Friday the 13th. Fun, tense, creepy, and original. A great book for spooky season. 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

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

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

Strange Sally Diamond

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

“Sally Diamond is indeed strange, or as her adoptive father would say 'socially defective'. But you will be drawn to Sally and her unfiltered honesty as you learn about her very disturbing past. The story of Sally and the people in her past is dark and full of trigger warnings – pedophilia, abduction, r*pe, abuse, extreme misogyny - `but there is... Read more

Vampires of El Norte

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

“If you’re like me and are constantly looking out for a new vampire story to read, please please please make this story a priority! The atmosphere of the ranchos creeps through the pages and the lurking terror that hangs over our heroes will creep up your spine like a spider. These vampires are truly horrific, and they haunt every page. The story... Read more

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

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

“This book is for all the slasher fans out there! Think you know all there is to know about surviving a psycho slasher? Jade Daniels LIVES for surviving her own real life slasher flick. With an abusive father, absentee mother and not a friend in the world, Jade lives in a world of her own making, until it's not. She sees a serial killer in every... Read more

The Last House on Needless Street

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

“This book was creepy! Ward weaves an intriguing and disturbing tale that at every page has you internally screaming for more (and also mouthing WTF IS HAPPENING). It's weird but clever and the wrap up is unexpected in the traditional horror/thriller world (though some may begin to suspect early on). In audiobook format, this tale lends itself to... Read more

I Was A Teenage Slasher

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

“If you’re a big fan of 80s/90s slasher films, this book is a MUST READ! It is uniquely narrated & has a coming-of-age quality to it that will grip your heart by the end - a full on love letter to the slasher genre that is chock full of slasher tropes. Read more

Baby Teeth

A Novel

By: Zoje Stage
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

“Such a twisty and creepy read! 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

A House With Good Bones

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

“There's a touch of humor in this book which I found incredibly refreshing! Read more

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

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

“A book club of women set in a boring, small Southern town but all things change when one of the book club member's gets viciously attacked by an elder neighbor! 'Steel Magnolia meets Dracula' is the best way to describe this book! Read more

Motherthing

By: Ainslie Hogarth
Narrated by: Adina Verson
Length: 7 hours 1 minute

“Yuck! What a wild ride! I had a great time. Hogarth’s writing is some of the most visceral and disconcerting I’ve had the pleasure of reading in quite a while. This story is about motherhood and womanhood in some surprising and scathing ways that you’d have to read to believe. 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

Pet Sematary

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Michael C. Hall
Length: 15 hours 40 minutes

“If you're going to read one scary book, let it be Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I don't scare very easily as an avid horror reader, but this one really kept me up at night, and made me highly suspicious of my cat for weeks after. Read more

Red Rabbit

By: Alex Grecian
Narrated by: John Pirhalla
Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

“A strange and spooky combination of The Witch and True Grit, Red Rabbit is in a genre all its own. This book is bloody, brutal, and sidesplittingly funny. There are monsters, murderers, and a mysterious little girl who is much more than she appears - this plus a stolen red stagecoach equals a novel that is exhilarating, terrifying and somehow... Read more

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier: Book #1

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

“As we move into the slightly cooler months of autumn, I always crave a good scary story. What Moves the Dead is a retelling of Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. This creepy, slightly sci-fi tale will have you hiding under the covers and become wary of mushrooms. Just under 200 pages, it’s the perfect horror story to read in one sitting. 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 Buffalo Hunter Hunter

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland & Owen Teale
Length: TBA

A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran Pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back... Read more

It Devours!

A Welcome to Night Vale Novel

By: Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
Narrated by: Cecil Baldwin
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

“Even if you've never heard of Night Vale, I truly believe you'll enjoy It Devours. It's a book about science and religion. It's a book about belonging and how sometimes to truly understand what is happening, you may need an outsider's perspective. It's also a book about a friendly desert town that finds its way into some of the strangest... Read more

Skeleton Crew

Stories

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
Length: 22 hours 29 minutes

Includes the story “The Monkey”—now a major motion picture!

The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King.

An eerie-looking child’s toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to... Read more

Monstrilio

By: Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal & Johnny Rey Diaz
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

“An endearing literary horror overflowing with touching metaphors for grief and taxing depictions of gory, hungry horror. The juxtaposition of shocking animalistic violence and poignantly authentic intimate moments etched Monstrilio and his family forevermore in my heart. Monstrilio represents the revolution of the facets of one's identity,... 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

Bad Cree

A Novel

By: Jessica Johns
Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

“If you love a good supernatural horror story AND you’ve ever wondered if, just maybe, your dreams may have a deeper meaning, you’ve GOT to read Bad Cree! This book had me overthinking every strange dream I’ve ever had, especially the one about a giant rat trying to eat my pet cat… This book touches on themes of grief, familial bonds, and... Read more

Such Sharp Teeth

By: Rachel Harrison
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

“I call this ‘horror light.’ A well narrated story of sisters in a small town with a werewolf situation! A little romance, a little horror, a little family drama! *chef’s kiss!* Read more

The House Across the Lake

A Novel

By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Named a most-anticipated summer book by USA Today, People, E! News, Cosmopolitan, PureWow, CNN.com, New York Post, CrimeReads, POPSUGAR, and more 

The bestselling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night is back with his “best plot twist yet.” (People, "Best Summer Books")

Be careful what you watch for . . .

... Read more

Guillotine

By: Delilah S. Dawson
Narrated by: Elisabeth Ashby
Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

“Dawson's Guillotine is a grotesque take on the 'eat the rich' trope, featuring eerie staff uniforms, a remote island, and misogynistic men who get what they deserve. This gripping novel uncovers the dark secrets of the elite and their ruthless pursuit of perfection. Read more

Black House

By: Stephen King & Peter Straub
Narrated by: Frank Muller
Length: 26 hours 27 minutes

Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman, “an intelligent…suspenseful page-turner” (The Wall Street Journal) from “two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game” (The Washington Post).

Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer traveled to a... Read more

Survivor Song

A Novel

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

“When a take-no-prisoners virus sweeps through the area, how will people react? Survivor Song is a thriller that follows a pair of friends trying to survive, but it also offers an interesting and realistic look at how society on a local scale may try to cope while also trying to maintain some semblance of order. On the other side of the coin,... Read more