Audiobooks Like I Am Legend and Other Stories

10 audiobooks for fans of I Am Legend and Other Stories

1. 1

   

   Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories

   by Richard Matheson, Stephen King

   Narrated by Julia Campbell, Richard Powers, Malcolm Hillgartner, Arte Johnson, Jay Karnes, Ray Porter, Yuri Rasovsky, Lorna Raver

   ★ 4.00 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (8.4K) ★ 4.17 Audible (1.1K)

   10h 17m listening time • Released 2009

   Listen Free on Audible
2. 2

   

   I Am Legend

   by Richard Matheson

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   Robertson Dean's measured, atmospheric narration captures the isolation and existential dread that defines Matheson's novella, delivering the core mystery in a more focused five-hour experience that deepens the psychological tension of humanity's last survivor.

   ★ 4.23 ABR Score (170.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (154.9K) ★ 4.21 Audible (15.3K)

   5h 20m listening time • Released 2006

   Robertson Dean's narration transforms this claustrophobic isolation into something unbearably intimate—his performance captures both Neville's methodical survival and psychological unraveling with devastating precision.

   Listen Free on Audible
3. 3

   

   Hell House

   by Richard Matheson

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 3.87 ABR Score (70.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.69 Goodreads (64.1K) ★ 4.05 Audible (6.2K)

   9h 11m listening time • Released 2008

   Ray Porter transforms this haunted house masterpiece into something genuinely unnerving—his voice work isolates each character's descent into psychological terror so effectively that you'll feel trapped in Belasco House alongside them.

   Listen Free on Audible
4. 4

   

   The Box: Uncanny Stories

   by Richard Matheson

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 3.47 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.54 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 3.36 Audible (88)

   4h 33m listening time • Released 2009

   Grover Gardner's measured, conversational delivery transforms Matheson's moral dilemmas into psychological quicksand—each story pulls you deeper before the twist lands like a gut punch.

   Listen Free on Audible
5. 5

   

   All the Stars in the Sky

   Until the End of the World • Book 3

   by Sarah Lyons Fleming

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.77 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.56 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (3.7K)

   12h 19m listening time • Released 2015

   Julia Whelan's performance captures every fracture in Cassie's determination as Fleming delivers a finale that refuses easy answers—the emotional gut-punch you've been waiting three books for.

   Listen Free on Audible
6. 6

   

   The Exorcist

   The Exorcist • Book 1

   by William Peter Blatty

   Narrated by William Peter Blatty, Eliana Shaskan

   ★ 4.73 ABR Score (284.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.21 Goodreads (274.5K) ★ 4.71 Audible (9.5K)

   12h 51m listening time • Released 2011

   Listen Free on Audible
7. 7

   

   Make Me King

   Mountain Man • Book 5

   by Keith C. Blackmore

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (7.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.43 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.3K)

   11h 12m listening time • Released 2020

   R.C. Bray transforms this post-apocalyptic power struggle into something genuinely gripping—his vocal range makes every faction feel distinct, and the tension between survival and ambition hits harder through audio than it would on the page.

   Listen Free on Audible
8. 8

   

   And After

   Until the End of the World • Book 2

   by Sarah Lyons Fleming

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.64 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.43 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (3.8K)

   10h 48m listening time • Released 2014

   Julia Whelan's narration transforms this zombie sequel into something genuinely gripping—her delivery makes you believe every hard choice Cassie faces, turning post-apocalyptic dread into something you won't want to pause.

   Listen Free on Audible
9. 9

   

   Exodus

   Arisen • Book 5

   by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.0K)

   12h 18m listening time • Released 2015

   R.C. Bray transforms this apocalyptic siege into something visceral and unbearable—his performance sells the desperation of exhausted soldiers facing impossible odds with such conviction you'll feel the dread yourself.

   Listen Free on Audible
10. 10

    

    Still of Night

    Dead of Night • Book 3

    by Jonathan Maberry, Rachael Lavin

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (612) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.3K)

    11h 23m listening time • Released 2018

    Ray Porter transforms this zombie apocalypse into something grittier and more human than the genre typically allows—his voice work on multiple perspectives keeps the tension relentless across 11+ hours.

    Listen Free on Audible