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The Shining
The Shining • Book 1
by Stephen King
Narrated by Campbell Scott
★ 4.93 BLT Score (1.8M ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.75 Audible (41.5K)More about this pick
King'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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Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
Narrated by Michael C. Hall
★ 4.82 BLT Score (738.4K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (708.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (29.8K) - 3
The Exorcist
The Exorcist • Book 1
by William Peter Blatty
Narrated by William Peter Blatty, Eliana Shaskan
★ 4.73 BLT Score (284.0K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (274.5K) ★ 4.71 Audible (9.5K) - 4
Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
Narrated by Ron McLarty, Joe Hill
★ 4.65 BLT Score (695.6K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (28.4K) - 5
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
Narrated by Anna Massey
★ 4.57 BLT Score (741.5K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (730.8K) ★ 4.57 Audible (10.7K)More about this pick
Du Maurier's gothic masterpiece — an unnamed narrator marries a widower and is haunted by his perfect first wife, in the most atmospheric mystery ever written.
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The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker
Narrated by Adam Verner
★ 4.39 BLT Score (38.7K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (37.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (976) - 7
The Broken Girls
by Simone St. James
Narrated by Rebecca Lowman
★ 4.35 BLT Score (139.9K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (130.7K) ★ 4.51 Audible (9.2K) - 8
Home Before Dark
by Riley Sager
Narrated by Cady McClain, Jon Lindstrom
★ 4.34 BLT Score (327.0K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (320.3K) ★ 4.36 Audible (6.7K)More about this pick
Sager's haunted-house thriller deconstructs the genre in real time — a daughter returns to the house her father wrote about and finds his memoir was fiction.
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The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
Narrated by Brittany Pressley, Kirsten Potter
★ 4.33 BLT Score (200.6K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (194.6K) ★ 4.41 Audible (6.0K) - 10
Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple • Book 12
Narrated by Stephanie Cole
★ 4.30 BLT Score (54.4K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (53.5K) ★ 4.67 Audible (819) - 11
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.26 BLT Score (147.1K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (138.4K) ★ 4.38 Audible (8.7K)More about this pick
Ray Porter's deadpan delivery transforms this into pure psychological dread—he sells the slow-burn terror without ever overselling it, making the escalating haunting feel disturbingly plausible.
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The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill, John Lawrence
Narrated by Paapa Essiedu
★ 4.23 BLT Score (84.9K ratings)★ 3.76 Goodreads (83.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.7K) - 13
The Night Is Alive
Krewe of Hunters • Book 10
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.22 BLT Score (4.5K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.54 Audible (469) - 14
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
Narrated by Tom Mison
★ 4.13 BLT Score (163.0K ratings)★ 3.77 Goodreads (156.0K) ★ 4.27 Audible (7.0K) - 15
The Night Is Forever
Krewe of Hunters • Book 11
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.12 BLT Score (3.8K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.57 Audible (414) - 16
The Evil Inside
Krewe of Hunters • Book 4
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.11 BLT Score (6.5K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (680)More about this pick
Luke Daniels' narration transforms this haunted-house mystery into something genuinely unsettling—his voice work sells both the supernatural dread and the investigative tension that keeps you locked in.
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The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
Narrated by Ralph Cosham
★ 4.10 BLT Score (283.2K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (281.0K) ★ 4.19 Audible (2.2K) - 18
The Uninvited
Krewe of Hunters • Book 8
by Heather Graham, Luke Daniels
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.10 BLT Score (4.9K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.5 Audible (511) - 19
The Fall of the House of Usher: Edgar Allan Poe's Haunting Tale of Family Secrets and Tragic Decay
Narrated by William Roberts
★ 4.08 BLT Score (90.7K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (90.4K) ★ 4.44 Audible (297) - 20
The Good House
by Tananarive Due
Narrated by Robin Miles
★ 4.07 BLT Score (16.0K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (10.8K) ★ 4.19 Audible (5.3K) - 21
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson, Jonathan Lethem
Narrated by Bernadette Dunne
★ 4.06 BLT Score (307.5K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (301.7K) ★ 4.12 Audible (5.8K) - 22
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell
Narrated by Katie Scarfe
★ 4.06 BLT Score (46.3K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (46.1K) ★ 4.51 Audible (172) - 23
A Head Full of Ghosts
Narrated by Joy Osmanski
★ 4.03 BLT Score (114.2K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (107.6K) ★ 4.17 Audible (6.6K) - 24
Whistlin' Past the Graveyard: A Pine Deep Story
Pine Deep
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.02 BLT Score (626 ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (357) ★ 4.68 Audible (269)More about this pick
Ray Porter's gravelly, unsettling narration transforms this short horror into pure dread—he makes every whisper from the graveyard feel like a personal threat.
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A Box Full of Darkness
by Simone St. James
Narrated by Anna Caputo, Saskia Maarleveld, Ari Fliakos
★ 4.01 BLT Score (9.1K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (298)More about this pick
The three narrators nail the fractured perspective of haunted siblings returning home, each voice distinctly unsettling in ways that make the horror feel claustrophobic and deeply personal.
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Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by Frankie Corzo
★ 4.01 BLT Score (460.7K ratings)★ 3.66 Goodreads (448.7K) ★ 4.13 Audible (12.0K) - 27
The Invited
Narrated by Amanda Carlin, Justine Eyre
★ 3.98 BLT Score (46.9K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (45.4K) ★ 4.2 Audible (1.6K) - 28
Before Us
by Jane E. James
Narrated by Sarah Kants, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
★ 3.97 BLT Score (6.3K ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.34 Audible (2.7K) - 29
The Distant Hours
by Kate Morton, Unknown Author
Narrated by Louise Brealey
★ 3.95 BLT Score (85.4K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (85.3K) ★ 4.38 Audible (87)More about this pick
Louise Brealey's narration transforms this multigenerational mystery into something genuinely haunting—her voice shifts subtly across decades and characters, making the slow unraveling of Milderhurst Castle's secrets feel like you're uncovering them yourself.
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"The Haunting of Hill House Novel
Narrated by Bernadette Dunne
★ 3.93 BLT Score (413.4K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (402.1K) ★ 3.98 Audible (11.3K) - 31
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
by Simone St. James
Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown
★ 3.93 BLT Score (36.8K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (36.5K) ★ 4.19 Audible (361) - 32
Heart of Evil
Krewe of Hunters • Book 2
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.90 BLT Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.27 Audible (1.1K) - 33
Hellfire
by John Saul
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.89 BLT Score (3.8K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.33 Audible (189)More about this pick
Luke Daniels transforms this haunted mill thriller into a masterclass of atmospheric dread, his voice shifting between whispered revelations and mounting terror to make the supernatural revenge feel genuinely inescapable.
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Hell House
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.87 BLT Score (70.3K ratings)★ 3.69 Goodreads (64.1K) ★ 4.05 Audible (6.2K)More about this pick
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.
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The Whisper House
Rylan Flynn • Book 3
by Dawn Merriman
Narrated by Stephanie Cannon
★ 3.87 BLT Score (966 ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (958) ★ 4.25 Audible (8) - 36
The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights
by Bridget Collins, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal, Natasha Pulley, Laura Purcell, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stuart Turton, Catriona Ward, Lisa Perrin
Narrated by Mark Bonnar, Rona Morison, Sian Clifford, Tim McInnerny
★ 3.87 BLT Score (5.7K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (47) - 37
Spirits from Beyond
Ghost Finders • Book 4
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 3.86 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (960) ★ 4.5 Audible (114)More about this pick
Tim Gerard Reynolds brings razor-sharp charm to JC Chance's arrogance while nailing the grim comedy of a team that actually enjoys kicking ghosts around. Green's fourth Ghost Finders novel hits that sweet spot between snappy banter and genuine supernatural dread.
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The Ghosts of Sleath
David Ash • Book 2
by James Herbert
Narrated by Steven Pacey
★ 3.85 BLT Score (5.1K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.22 Audible (88)More about this pick
Steven Pacey transforms Herbert's haunted village mystery into pure atmospheric dread—his voice shifts between investigator skepticism and creeping unease so convincingly you'll feel the terror seeping through Sleath's fog.
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The Twisted Ones
by T. Kingfisher
Narrated by Hillary Huber
★ 3.84 BLT Score (50.8K ratings)★ 3.63 Goodreads (48.3K) ★ 4.09 Audible (2.5K) - 40
Model Home
by Rivers Solomon
Narrated by Gabby Beans
★ 3.84 BLT Score (13.0K ratings)★ 3.69 Goodreads (12.9K) ★ 4.28 Audible (122) - 41
Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix
Narrated by Tai Sammons, Bronson Pinchot
★ 3.83 BLT Score (6.5K ratings)★ 4.09 Audible (6.5K) - 42
The Amulet
by Michael McDowell
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 3.82 BLT Score (2.7K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.71 Audible (24)More about this pick
Julia Whelan's performance transforms McDowell's Southern gothic into something genuinely unnerving—she captures small-town claustrophobia and creeping dread so well you'll forget you're listening.
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Haunted
David Ash • Book 1
by James Herbert
Narrated by Steven Pacey
★ 3.77 BLT Score (9.1K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (9.0K) ★ 4.01 Audible (157)More about this pick
Steven Pacey transforms this psychological haunted house into something genuinely unnerving, layering menace into every revelation as the mystery unfolds across three relentless nights.
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The Small Hand
by Susan Hill
Narrated by Cameron Stewart
★ 3.72 BLT Score (7.8K ratings)★ 3.47 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.23 Audible (146) - 45
The Sanatorium
Detective Elin Warner • Book 1
by Sarah Pearse
Narrated by Gemma Whelan
★ 3.70 BLT Score (204.9K ratings)★ 3.36 Goodreads (204.9K) ★ 3.52 Audible (58) - 46
Harvest Home
by Thomas Tryon
Narrated by Jonathan Yen
★ 3.70 BLT Score (12.0K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (11.4K) ★ 3.89 Audible (517) - 47
The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories (The Connoisseur's Collections)
by Michael Sims, Elizabeth Gaskell, Amelia B. Edwards, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Robert W. Chambers, Mrs. Oliphant, W.W. Jacobs, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, W.F. Harvey
Narrated by Matthew Waterson
★ 3.67 BLT Score (408 ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (295) ★ 4.13 Audible (113)More about this pick
Matthew Waterson's narration transforms these Victorian ghost stories into something genuinely atmospheric—each tale lands with psychological weight rather than cheap scares, making legends like Dickens and James feel freshly unsettling.
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The oval portrait (Edgar Allan Poe Collection nº 3)
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
★ 3.66 BLT Score (7.8K ratings)★ 3.72 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 5 Audible (2) - 49
The Night Boat
by Robert McCammon, Colin Sullivan, Rowena Morrill
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 3.66 BLT Score (4.3K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 3.99 Audible (270)More about this pick
Ray Porter's gravelly intensity transforms this sunken U-boat horror into something genuinely unsettling—he makes the dread feel personal, like he's warning you from inside the dark water.
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The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
by Bridget Collins, Natasha Pulley, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell
Narrated by Gemma Whelan, Juliet Stevenson, Rory Kinnear, Rosalind Eleazar
★ 3.63 BLT Score (9.8K ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (9.8K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4)
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