Books You Don't Want to Read in the Dark

Where You End

A Novel

By: Abbott Kahler
Narrated by: Megan Tusing & Samantha Desz
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

“A very dark and intriguing thriller where one cannot rely on memory. After lies are uncovered, the twins still must work together to survive a cult. The pacing and character development are excellent and will keep you turning the page. Read more

Lay Them to Rest

On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

By: Laurah Norton
Narrated by: Laurah Norton
Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

Take a fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the identity of an unknown woman by exploring the rapidly evolving techniques being used to break the most notorious cold cases. Fans of true crime shows like CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order know that when it comes to “getting the bad... Read more

The Collector

By: Laura Kat Young
Narrated by: Sam Dastor
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

A frightening dystopian horror novel in which grief is forbidden and purged from the mindSorrow is inefficient. It’s also inescapable.Lieutenant Dev Singh dutifully spends his days recording the memories of people who, struck with incurable depression, will soon have their minds erased in order to be more productive members of society.At night... Read more

Where the Dead Wait

A Novel

By: Ally Wilkes
Narrated by: Joshua Riley
Length: 15 hours 46 minutes

“Haunting...Ominous.” —The New York Times Book Review

A “wonderfully chilling” (Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author) polar gothic about a Victorian explorer in search of his lost shipmate–and redemption–from the Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of All the White Spaces.

William Day should be an acclaimed Arctic explorer. But... Read more

Maeve Fly

By: CJ Leede
Narrated by: Sosie Bacon
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

“Maeve Fly is the novel for the person who loves the Disney Theme Parks as much as they love Horror. It’s for the person who listens to Halloween music all year round. It’s for the person who doesn’t bat an eye at gore and depravity in their movies and novels. It’s for the person who laments the lack of female serial killers in the genre. Maeve... Read more

The Beast You Are

Stories

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Xe Sands, Ewan Chung, Graham Halstead, Helen Laser, Jorjeana Marie, Joy Osmanski, Keith Sellon-Wright, Kirsten Potter & Neil Shah
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Cabin at the End of the World. Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of storytelling itself. The fifteen pieces in this... 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

Leech

By: Hiron Ennes
Narrated by: Abigail Thorn
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

“This is a story that twists as much as it writhes. Elements of gothic horror mix with post apocalyptic science fiction in this tale of a parasite -- venerable, civilized, a doctor, possibly all doctors -- faces off against another parasite in a frozen manor cut off from the world at large. I kept finding excuses to keep listening. I just had to... Read more

Old Country

By: Matt Query & Harrison Query
Narrated by: Juliette Goglia & Kiff VandenHeuvel
Length: 12 hours 44 minutes

In this terrifyingly twisted thriller, a young couple discovers the horror held within their newly purchased dream house.
 
It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking... Read more

Jackal

A Novel

By: Erin E. Adams
Narrated by: Sandra Okuboyejo & William DeMeritt
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“Erin E. Adams is a local NYC author and one to watch - I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes it big in film someday! Jackal is a good 'intro to horror' book - heavy on suspense and not too much gore. Erin’s writing style is gorgeous and easy to follow! A Black woman heads back to her hometown for a wedding and comes to realize a black girl goes... Read more

Tell Me I'm Worthless

By: Alison Rumfitt
Narrated by: Nicky Endres
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

“The haunted house at the center of the novel is old. It carries a history of violence that has painted its walls both literally and metaphorically with blood. In the contemporary moment of the novel, Alice and Ila are torn—struggling to live their lives while still haunted by the brutally traumatic experience they shared a few years before. In... Read more

Whalefall

A Novel

By: Daniel Kraus
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

“Whalefall, by Daniel Kraus, is based on a ridiculous premise - a skinny little scuba diver is swallowed by a huge sperm whale. Also, the first couple of chapters are kind of slow going. So why am I recommending this book? Because it is a rollercoaster of a story. Jay Gardiner's estranged father commits suicide by drowning himself. We know it's... Read more

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

By: Iain Reid
Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

“With his debut novel, Reid sets an extremely high bar for all future psychological thrillers. The entire story takes place in little over 24 hours as Jake and his girlfriend travel to meet and have dinner with his parents. Narrated by the unnamed girlfriend, something unsettling surfaces early and builds with the passage of every page. ... Read more

All the White Spaces

A Novel

By: Ally Wilkes
Narrated by: Scott Turner Schofield
Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

A Bram Stoker Award nominee

“Some of the best survival horror we’ve read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart.” —Vulture, The Best Horror Novels of 2022
“Epic.” —Esquire, The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022

Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding... Read more

The Monk

By: Matthew Lewis
Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
Length: 14 hours 58 minutes

“One of the earliest and best gothic novels exposing this Catholic Church. There is a very clear storyline in this book and it is very easy to follow and remember. I can recall every part of this book because of how organized it is. Though there are a lot of surprises, and it ends just the way you want it to - get ready for it. Read more

The Hunger

By: Alma Katsu
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

“As a child I was obsessed with the Donner Party. I went to the museum and read all about them, but never imagined something as twisted as THE HUNGER. Katsu's reinvention of the history is complex, meticulous, and a perfect metaphor for the white man's obsession with manifest destiny and the terrorism that was inflicted on Native Americans. I... Read more

My Best Friend’s Exorcism

A Novel

By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“What better way to test your friendship than some good old-fashioned possession? This is a fun supernatural horror that is a blend of The Exorcist and Carrie. This reads like a campy 80's horror, and I loved it! This is a quirky, quick read for horror fans who need a break from the heavy stuff! Read more

The Only Good Indians

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

“The Only Good Indians was the book that got me into horror and, subsequently, helped me figure out what type of horror works for me. If there is one thing you need to know about this book, is that it goes from 0 to 100 in just a couple of chapters, and it will make you question if you understood well what just happened: and yes, you did. Take... Read more

Nettle & Bone

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Amara Jasper
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

“In this fairy tale, it'll be 'happily ever after' after the princess is done murdering the prince, not marrying him. Join the ordinary, unassuming third princess Marra and her companions - a ghost-raising gravewitch, a frizzy-headed fairy godmother, a knight in exile, a dog made entirely of bones, and a chicken with a demon in it—on an... Read more

The Turn of the Key

By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

“Ruth Ware is back and at her dazzling best with The Turn of the Key. This arresting tribute to Henry James set in modern-day remote Scotland posts a nanny in a ‘smart house’ with several recalcitrant children and a garden full of poisonous plants. Who do you trust when everyone seems to be hiding something? Readers will be reading with all the... Read more