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- New to Horror? Start here → The Shining
- No series commitment → The Stand
- Shortest on this list → Carrie (7h 46m)
- For a long haul → It (44h 55m)
- Most popular of all time → Dracula
- Hidden gem → All the Stars in the Sky (Until the End of the World #3)
- Prefer something shorter? →
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The Shining
The Shining • Book 1
by Stephen King
Narrated by Campbell Scott
★ 4.93 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.75 Audible (41.5K)15h 50m listening time • Released 2012King's most psychologically terrifying novel — a haunted hotel, a disintegrating father, and a little boy whose gift is his greatest danger.
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The Stand
by Stephen King
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.91 ABR Score (922.6K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (841.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (81.1K)47h 47m listening time • Released 2012King's apocalyptic magnum opus pits good against evil across a ravaged America — sprawling, terrifying, and peopled with characters you'll never forget.
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It
by Stephen King
Narrated by Steven Weber
★ 4.90 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.72 Audible (64.9K)44h 55m listening time • Released 2016Steven Weber's voice work transforms King's sprawling epic into something genuinely hypnotic—he doesn't just narrate the terror, he embodies the friendship that makes you care about it. Nearly 45 hours that feel essential.
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Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
Narrated by Michael C. Hall
★ 4.82 ABR Score (738.4K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (708.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (29.8K)15h 41m listening time • Released 2018 - 5
All the Stars in the Sky
Until the End of the World • Book 3
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 2015Julia 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.
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Doctor Sleep
The Shining • Book 2
by Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton
★ 4.75 ABR Score (340.3K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (300.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (40.0K)18h 34m listening time • Released 2013 - 7
Well Fed
Mountain Man • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.75 ABR Score (12.5K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (10.0K)16h 59m listening time • Released 2015R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced delivery transforms this post-apocalyptic manhunt into pure survival tension, making the fourth Mountain Man book feel like a high-stakes thriller despite its bloated runtime.
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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 - 9
Instauration
The City • Book 3
Narrated by Therese Plummer, Luke Daniels
★ 4.73 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.85 Audible (2.0K)26h 51m listening time • Released 2018Plummer and Daniels bring real chemistry to dual narration, making the survivors' fractured bonds feel lived-in through 27 hours of grimy, intimate storytelling that never lets you forget the cost of revenge.
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Make Me King
Mountain Man • Book 5
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 2020R.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.
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Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Narrated by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden, John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley
★ 4.68 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.61 Audible (37.6K)15h 27m listening time • Released 2012 - 12
The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Chronicles • Book 2
by Anne Rice
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.66 ABR Score (225.7K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (218.3K) ★ 4.7 Audible (7.5K)21h 40m listening time • Released 2011Simon Vance commands this operatic vampire saga with theatrical flair that matches Lestat's own irresistible charisma—his performance transforms what could be grandiose into genuinely seductive.
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Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Joe Hill
★ 4.65 ABR Score (695.6K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (28.4K)17h 37m listening time • Released 2012 - 14
And After
Until the End of the World • Book 2
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 2014Julia 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.
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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 2015R.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.
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Mountain Man: Prequel
Mountain Man #0.4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.75 Audible (7.7K)8h 19m listening time • Released 2018R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced delivery transforms this zombie siege into something claustrophobic and relentless—he makes you feel trapped inside that megastore as hard as the characters are.
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The Dark
Infinite • Book 7
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (12.2K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (8.9K)10h 25m listening time • Released 2021R.C. Bray transforms Robinson's apocalyptic horror into a visceral experience—his performance grounds the cosmic dread in genuine human vulnerability, making the nightmare feel terrifyingly real.
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Christine
by Stephen King, Marie Milpois
Narrated by Holter Graham
★ 4.58 ABR Score (271.2K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (265.6K) ★ 4.74 Audible (5.6K)19h 35m listening time • Released 2016 - 19
This Book Is Full of Spiders
John Dies at the End • Book 2
by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 4.58 ABR Score (42.0K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (34.6K) ★ 4.59 Audible (7.3K)14h 49m listening time • Released 2012Nick Podehl nails the deadpan horror-comedy tone that makes Wong's weird, grotesque world feel genuinely terrifying and laugh-out-loud funny in the same breath. If you loved the first one, this sequel gets weirder and darker without losing the heart that makes you actually care about these two idiots saving the world.
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Carrie
by Stephen King
Narrated by Sissy Spacek, Margaret Atwood
★ 4.54 ABR Score (864.9K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (856.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (8.4K)7h 46m listening time • Released 2012 - 21
If It Bleeds
Holly Gibney • Book 2
by Stephen King
Narrated by Will Patton, Danny Burstein, Steven Weber
★ 4.53 ABR Score (147.0K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (129.6K) ★ 4.58 Audible (17.4K)15h 12m listening time • Released 2020 - 22
Needful Things
by Stephen King
Narrated by Stephen King
★ 4.52 ABR Score (293.5K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (281.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (12.1K)25h 11m listening time • Released 2016 - 23
Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Chronicles • Book 1
by Anne Rice
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.51 ABR Score (667.7K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (655.2K) ★ 4.5 Audible (12.5K)14h 24m listening time • Released 2011Simon Vance's performance transforms Rice's gothic confession into something hypnotic—his voice captures both the seductive languor and existential despair of a vampire's immortality with unsettling precision.
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The Mountain Man Omnibus Books 1-3
Mountain Man #1-3 • Book 1
by Keith C. Blackmore, R.C. Bray
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.45 ABR Score (13.3K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (12.2K)27h 48m listening time • Released 2015R.C. Bray's gravel-voiced performance transforms this post-apocalyptic survival trilogy into a masterclass in atmospheric narration—his delivery makes every scavenge run and zombie encounter feel genuinely claustrophobic and desperate.
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