Horror bestsellers

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

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

“Not the horror story you are expecting, and horrific in other ways. An important read to remind us not to let history repeat itself. Read more

Mexican Gothic

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

“Set in Mexico in the 50's, this book follows a young woman, Noemi, to a moldy old Gothic manor in the countryside where she is hoping to find out why her newly married cousin is sending letters home detailing strange visions and a real fear of her new family. Moreno-Garcia's writing was fantastic, I felt immersed in the creepy mansion, imagining... Read more

Victorian Psycho

By: Virginia Feito
Narrated by: Anna Burnett
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

“A much grusome and funny novel about the arrival of a new very secretive governess in a rich Victorian family. With an extraordinary prose, great humor and gory scenes, this one holds your attention from beginning to end! Read more

The Lamb

A Novel

By: Lucy Rose
Narrated by: Emma Rydal
Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

“A story that will stick with you for a while. A story about the dynamics of mother and child, with a grisly twist. A dark, delicious dish of folk horror to get you through a winter storm. Highly recommend. 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, and the Bigfoot legend, and you are rewarded with a suspenseful spooky tale that may or may not be a good idea to read 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

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

Hungerstone

By: Kat Dunn
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A delicious, bloody romp about a haunted Victorian woman, her dastardly husband, and a mysterious woman seemingly sent to tear her life apart. This vengeful Carmilla retelling will boil your blood, cook your goose, and rip out your treacherous throat. Read more

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland & Owen Teale
Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians is a chilling historical horror novel tracing 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... 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

Something in the Walls

A Novel

By: Daisy Pearce
Narrated by: Ana Clements
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

“Utterly gripping from start to finish! A tale woven brilliantly through the web of collective consciousness. 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

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

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

11/22/63

A Novel

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

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC FROM MASTER STORYTELLER STEPHEN KING

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

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... 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

They Bloom at Night

By: Trang Thanh Tran
Narrated by: Nhi Do
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

“They Bloom at Night is set in an apocalyptic algae-ridden nightmare that some people call home. This book is uncanny and it feels like a knife waiting to strike you at any point and time. I loved the way this was narrated by the author. It's almost like there is something under the surface that you know is there but you don't know what it is... 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

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

The September House

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

“With fall almost upon us, The September House is a great listen for spooky season! Unique take on the haunted house, with a VERY satisfying needing, 5 stars! Read more

The Blacktongue Thief

Blacktongue: Book #1

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

“The Blacktongue Thief (and prequel The Daughters' War -- note that they can be read in either order) are not the dime-store Tolkien that their synopses might lead you to imagine. Christopher Buehlman's strengths lie in thorough, subtle worldbuilding and using familiar fantasy trappings in surprising ways. He even made goblins scary! (No small... 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

Lone Women

A Novel

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

“Small historic details and sweeping descriptive vistas place this unusual novel among the most interesting we've read in historical fiction this year. The hell-for-leather plot combined with deeply realized characters make it one of the best, period, and Joniece Abbott-Pratt's unsettlingly calm reading of even the most fantastical elements does... 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

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

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

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

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 Haar

A Horror Novel

By: David Sodergren
Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

"I don't fear death . . . but they do."



Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of Witchaven all her life. She was born there, and she intends to die there.



But when an overseas property developer threatens to evict the residents from their homes and raze Witchaven to the ground in the name of progress, all seems lost . . . until... 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

Incidents Around the House

A Novel

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

“The writing style is what makes this a phenomenal horror read. The bounce between perspectives creates tension that leaves you screaming at the characters to pay attention. 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

'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

Brainwyrms

By: Alison Rumfitt
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

“I finished Brainwryms by Alison Rumfitt in a frantic haze when I couldn’t sleep, and I had to write my review for it immediately. Otherwise, my brain would take that whole story, put it in a box labeled 'traumatic content', and shove it to the back of my memory closet. Heck, I’ve never read a book with a content warning placed right in the... 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

“I had a lot of fun with this book. Characters are relatable and likable, storyline is comfortably upsetting, and the horror is gruesome and psychologically scary. So glad I chose to listen to the audio because this book is written precisely for that format! What a great job by the ensemble cast. Read more

From Below

By: Darcy Coates
Narrated by: Abby Craden
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

“A haunting aquatic horror story about a shipwreck presumed lost forever and the first team to dive to it. Claustrophobic, thrilling and so unique. Read more

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

By: Clay McLeod Chapman
Narrated by: a full cast, Neil Hellegers, Marni Penning, P. J. Ochlan, Noah Levine, Soneela Nankani, Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Megan Tusing, Cary Hite, 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

Don't Fear the Reaper

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Jane Levy, Alexis Floyd, Pete Simonelli, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Marni Penning, Dan Bittner, Corey Brill, Matt Pittenger, Jesse Vilinsky, Migizi Pensoneau, Lee Osorio, Gail Shalan, Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, Angela Goethals & Stephen Graham Jones
Length: 15 hours 18 minutes

“It is no secret that I will read anything and everything that Stephen Graham Jones puts out. Doesn't matter: book, audiobook, even Tweet. This man is pure genius. I am SO glad to be back in Proofrock and in the slasher-inspired universe. To have a book on my shelf that continues the Lake Witch lore is truly an honor. Each chapter is inspired by... Read more

How to Sell a Haunted House

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

“When Louise gets the news that her parents have died, she doesn't want to go home to deal with the rest of her family, especially her brother Mark. What's even worse is that habitually unemployed Mark inherits everything, except for their mother's Christian ministry puppets. Now, the two siblings have to team up to sell their parents' house... Read more

The Between

A Novel

By: Tananarive Due
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

“An extraordinary work of humane imagination . . . call it magic realism with soul.”—Locus“Finely honed . . . always engages and frequently surprises.”—New York Times Book ReviewA man risks his soul and his sanity to save his family from malevolent forces in this brilliant novel of horror and the supernatural from the award-winning pioneer of... 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 Final Girl Support Group

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

“Lynnette has been going to the same support group for years — only this isn't a normal support group. It’s a secret group for final girls. This is a fast-paced and shocking thriller that I couldn't put down! 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

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

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier: Book #1

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

“A wonderfully creepy, atmospheric horror that seeps into your bones for the short 5 hours. Filled with gruesome and unsettling fungal descriptions, Kingfisher masterfully creates a setting that you can't take your mental eye off of, yet makes you desperately want to take a shower. Also a surprisingly refreshing take on gender (the main... Read more

The Hollow Places

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

“This book was a trip! I did not know what I was getting myself into when I started this audiobook. Get ready for an adventure into the weird world of T. Kingfisher and her fantastically creepy telling of a woman's return home after divorce. Kara has been welcomed by her uncle to stay in an empty room in his Wonder Museum, a weird and wonderful... Read more

Middle of the Night

A Novel

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

“Riley Sager is a master of thrillers. I'm a sucker for trying to figure out what happened. The audio for this was great. I switched between audio and the arc. I enjoyed the pacing, the investigation, and the slight creepy vibes the novel gave. This was well thought out and executed well. Also the cover is exquisite.... Also I just love love love... Read more

It

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Steven Weber
Length: 44 hours 53 minutes

Stephen King's classic #1 New York Times bestseller and the basis for the massively successful films It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two as well as inspiration for HBO Max’s upcoming Welcome to Derry—about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled upon as teenagers...an evil without a name: It.... 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

“Loved this trilogy. I think it is best read in order to understand the main character, Jade. Thank you Stephan Graham Jones, Saga Press and Libro.fm! I especially enjoyed listening to SG Jones talk about writing this trilogy and his relationship with Jade. Fantastic. Read more

Mister Magic

A Novel

By: Kiersten White
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman & Kiersten White
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

“I have not devoured a book so quickly in YEARS. ‘Mister Magic’ is shrouded in a weird, unsettling cloak of liminal space. Val has been running her whole life from…what? She can’t remember. Until one day, two men appear and tell her they were famous co-stars with her on a once-beloved children’s TV show that few people now remember, and no one... 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