Audiobooks Like The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

10 audiobooks for fans of The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

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   The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Peter Noble

   ★ 4.13 ABR Score (297.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (297.3K) ★ 4.59 Audible (29)

   36h 34m listening time • Released 2022

   Poe's complete works — the inventor of the detective story, the master of gothic horror, all in one essential collection.

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   The Raven

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Dominic West

   ★ 4.55 ABR Score (173.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.29 Goodreads (172.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (1.6K)

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   Annabel Lee

   The dark Artifices

   by Edgar Allan Poe, Gilles Tibo

   Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

   ★ 3.98 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.41 Audible (22)

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   William Wilson: (Edgar Allan Poe Masterpiece Collection)

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Cathy Dobson

   ★ 3.73 ABR Score (5.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.78 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (10)

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   The Haunted Palace

   by Edgar Allan Poe

   Narrated by Lissa Lia, K. Anderson Yancy

   ★ 3.52 ABR Score (385 ratings)

   ★ 3.54 Goodreads (383) ★ 2.5 Audible (2)

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   The Devil and Tom Walker

   by Washington Irving

   Narrated by B.J. Harrison

   ★ 3.72 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.56 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.25 Audible (271)

   1h 3m listening time • Released 2011

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   The Hunger Games

   by Suzanne Collins

   Narrated by Jefferson White

   ★ 4.90 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.85 Audible (32.5K)

   12h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   Jefferson White's narration transforms this prequel into something unexpectedly intimate—he finds the quiet devastation in Haymitch before the legend, making every loss feel like your own.

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   David Morse's weathered voice transforms this quiet parable into something hypnotic—each pencil portrait portrait exchange feels like a secret being shared directly with you, making generosity feel less like virtue and more like magic.

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   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    by Shelby Van Pelt

    Narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie

    ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)

    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.79 Audible (62.8K)

    11h 16m listening time • Released 2022

    Marin Ireland and Michael Urie elevate this widow-and-octopus story into something genuinely moving, their dual narration making the emotional reckoning feel earned rather than sentimental.

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