The Horror category has 2,835 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 10,211 ratings. The most-rated is The Book of Life.
Redeye
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Henry Donner had heard of people avoiding a flight because of premonitions of doom, but he never suspected that the opposite may also be true: some people are drawn to a doomed plane because deep down, they hunger for the end. Worse, it may be their collective, suicidal will that makes it happen. Now, only as redeye Flight 290 lifts off does Donner realize the truth: the airliner's final destination isn't New York, but oblivion, and he's the only one who can do anything about it - if, that is, he can get past the demonic forces on board to watch it happen.
©2016 G. Norman Lippert (P)2016 G. Norman Lippert
The Devil Drives a '66
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It was all too much — the car that had been buried for 52 years yet started right up, the flashback to the 1960s and the ghostly girl, the bugs the size of dogs whose stench filled the cab and caused me to retch. I gripped the door handle instantly — even as the little chrome knob dropped, locking me in. Then we were accelerating — abruptly, powerfully — whipping around the cars in front of us and blasting through the intersection: the girl vanishing, just winking out of existence, the bugs making a sound like crickets but magnified a hundred fold — the V-8 (or whatever it was) roaring. Yes — yes, James. Want this, we do…. Want it! Want it! Right there, James. The infestation. Do it! But I wasn’t driving. No, I could see that wasn’t true: My foot was on the pedal just as sure as my hands were on the wheel. And that foot dipped suddenly even as the skateboarder came into view — his eyes widening, his free leg kicking — so that he disappeared into an alley even as we exploded past — fishtailing to a halt in the middle of the road, where the high-compression engine sputtered and the glass packs rumbled — before my foot once again hit the gas and we tore after him, burning rubber. And then we were bearing down upon the kid, as he kicked and kicked furiously and glanced at us over his shoulder. As I looked in the rear-view mirror and saw the bug-things leaning forward (as though in anticipation). As I fought whatever impulse had taken oven my limbs and partially succeeded — too late. There was a thud-crunch! as he vanished beneath the hood — and the car bucked violently, as though I’d driven over a curb. I ground the brakes, glancing in the mirror — saw him tumble after us like a bag of litter. Only then, after I’d come to a complete stop, did it occur to me: I could see out the back window. The bugs were gone. The kid, meanwhile, was still alive — good God! — and thus it wasn’t too late; I could still help him, still save him. Yes, yes, James. Save him. We’re not finished yet, James. Finish, finish! I felt the gearshift in my hand — saw that I’d already put it in reverse and was stepping on the gas, letting out the clutch. And then the car launched backward — reversing straight as an arrow....
©2019 Wayne Kyle (P)2020 Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Taken
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I’m one of four Willow daughters. He’s the first-born son of the Scafoni family. And we have history. For generations, the Scafoni family have demanded a sacrifice of us. A virgin daughter to atone for sins so old, we don’t even remember what they are anymore. But when you have as much money as they do, you don’t play by the rules. You make them. And Sebastian Scafoni makes all the rules. The moment I saw him, I knew he would choose me. Even though the mark on my sheath declared me unclean. Even though my beautiful sisters stood beside me, offered to him, he still chose me. He made me his. And then he set out to break me. This set contains Taken, Torn, and Twisted, the complete Dark Legacy Trilogy.
©2018 Natasha Knight (P)2020 Natasha Knight
A Reign of Thunder: The Dinosaur Apocalypse Has Begun
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The exciting all-new prequel to Flashback and Dinosaur Apocalypse... She slowed, peering through the rain and water running down the glass, noticing something strange amongst the gas pumps - some kind of jib, poking between them like a knife. It was funny, because she hadn’t noticed it earlier - like a black pennant pinned to space itself - its single light showing red, blinking, before lightning flashed and it turned - it, the animal, the thing in the rain - as others just like it turned also, skewing their heads like Egyptian dancers, seeming to focus on her. “Aaahhh...! she blurted, backing away - it wasn’t a scream and it wasn’t quite speech - backing into Coup (who’d come to check on her), nearly knocking him over. “There’s something out there - !” She gripped his shoulders in icy desperation. “An entire pack of somethings. Like - like featherless emus, with fucking alligator heads. Just look." He squeezed her shoulders and gently moved her aside, peering out the window, peering into the rain. “I don’t see anything,” he said, even as the others joined them, crowding around the glass. “Just a bunch of gas pumps...and some vehicles.” He stiffened suddenly. “Wait. There is something. Lights - ” “That’s them! That’s their eyes,” said Tess - as Ashley stepped forward to calm her. “They, like, glow or something. Like that borealis in the sky. They’re right there, Coup!” “No...” he said, in a kind of drawl, “No, these are flashing. Some of them are headlights - I’m sure of it. There, behind the electrical pylons - coming closer. Look.” She looked, no longer seeing the - well, let’s have out with it, she thought, the dinosaurs, and saw instead a line of what indeed appeared to be headlamps - preceded by flashing blue lights - winding along a road she hadn’t even known was there, coming toward them through the rain. “Might be the cavalry,” said Elliott, sounding excited - a notion that was quickly dashed when the modest number of vehicles became clear: two police motorcycles followed by a black limousine and a sport-utility vehicle, also black - followed by one more cycle. “I’ll be goddamned,” said Rory. “But that’s a motorcade. Like the kind you see in the local parade.” “Regular Apocalypse Day Cavalcade,” said Coup.“ Jesus, the President,” blurted Carson. “He was golfing at Rancho Loreto - did you know that? It was all over the news today. I mean, just before - ” “No way,” said the tank commander - Bo. “It’s too small, for one.” He wiped the glass, which was beginning to fog. “The Presidential motorcade numbers, I don’t know, like, forty vehicles, at least, most of them specialty rigs. Look, there’s not even a decoy.” “Maybe it’s been disappeared,” said Ashley. “Yeah, like those drivers on State Route 87,” said Elliott. And then the vehicles were there, they were pulling up under the huge pump canopy, and the flags on the limo’s fenders proceeded to droop - but not before it had become obvious what they were: the flag of the United States of America and the Presidential Seal - at which Rory could only shake his head, saying, “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.” “But there’s more,” said Tess, yanking away from Ashley, locking eyes with everyone who was close. “Because it looks like they’re going to fuel up. And whether you believe me or not - I’m telling you: there’s something out there. Several somethings, as I said.” “Jesus, we’ve got to warn them,” said Elliott, even as Coup shoved against the door - and found it to be jammed."
©2019 Wayne Kyle Spitzer (P)2020 Wayne Kyle Spitzer
The Nightmare Chronicles
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It begins in an old tenement with a horrifying crime. It continues after midnight, when a young boy, held captive in a basement, is filled with unearthly visions of fantastic and frightening worlds. How could his kidnappers know that the ransom would be their own souls? For, as the hours pass, the boy's nightmares invade his captors like parasites - and soon, they become real. This audiobook also contains the short stories "Underworld," "O Rare and Most Esquisite," "The Rendering Man," "The Fruit of Her Womb," "The Hurting Season," "Chosen," "The Night Before Alec Got Married," "Only Connect," "The Little Mermaid," "Damned if You Do," and "The Ripening Sweetness of Late Afternoon." You can also listen to the acclaimed novelettes, "White Chapel" and "I am Infinite, I Contain Multitudes."
©1999 Douglas Clegg (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Days 9 to 16
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Days 9 to 16 is the third title in the Mass Extinction Event series, continuing the story of a worldwide apocalypse seen from the eyes of two very different people in two different parts of the US. Finally realising that she must leave the city, Elizabeth sets out alone along a deserted road. Eventually, however, she encounters some fellow survivors, and before long she's taken to a remote farmhouse where a small community is struggling to take shape. She soon discovers, however, that this particular farmhouse hides some dark secrets. Meanwhile, Thomas also encounters some other survivors, although he soon finds himself trapped in a battle for survival. Captured and held prisoner in a basement, he begins to realise that he might never find a way out.
©2018 Amy Cross (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd
Days 1 to 4
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One day, the power goes off and the world falls silent. And in two very different parts of America, two very different nightmares are about to begin. In Manhattan, Elizabeth and her brother Henry are all alone in their parents' apartment. Looking out the window, they can see the carnage slowly spreading through the city. But as hopes fade for their parents to come back, Elizabeth and Henry discover that dangers might already have entered the building. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, Thomas and his family live on an isolated farm. They too have noticed that something has changed, and a chance encounter on a deserted road leads to a moment of pure horror. An infection is spreading, and soon more victims begin to fall.
©2018 Amy Cross (P)2020 W. F. Howes
Night Terrors Vol. 1
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Terror stalks the night.... An old woman’s obsession with youth leads her to purchase a cursed appliance from a sinister antique shop. A new homeowner discovers her property comes with a deadly addition. And dark forces stalk a troop of innocent Boy Scouts when they spend the night on a haunted aircraft carrier.... Scare Street delves into the darkness to bring you a new collection of spine-tingling terror. This diabolical tome is bursting with 13 sinister stories of supernatural horror, featuring ghastly ghosts, cold-blooded killers, and fiendish visions torn from your worst fears. Just be careful you don’t lose track of time as you meander through this shadowy landscape of dreams and nightmares. Because, once the sun sets, something waits for you in the darkness of night. And if it finds you, you may never see daylight again.... This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: "Cool Air" by Peter Cronsberry "The Presentation" by Tarphy W. Horn "The Homeowner's Guide to Sanity" by K. M. McKenzie "Retrospective: Florne's Ghost" by Emil Pellim "7734" by Ryan Benson "Aisle 3" by Rosie O'Carroll "Pumpkin Patch" by C. B. Channell "The Third Father" by A. M. Todd "Troop 94’s Last Scouting Trip" by Karl Melton "Play It, Win It, Kill It" by J. M. White "Satan's Town" by Bob Johnston "Everything as It Was" by Warren Benedetto "Summer Camp" by Ron Ripley
©2020 Scare Street (P)2020 Scare Street
Hourglass
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Steven Grimes is suffering from writer's block. Once an avid writer, he is plagued by an inescapable force that seems to be controlling his mind. After a strange encounter with a man known only as Heflin, Steven is thrust into a world he does not understand. It is a world driven by a faceless evil that has awakened within an ancient festival called Samhain. It wants him to write his greatest masterpiece, a book that can either save humankind from inevitable doom or plunge it into eternal darkness.
©2011 Billie Dean Shoemate III (P)2021 Billie Dean Shoemate III
Salem
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Et si de simples rêves n'étaient autre que les souvenirs d'une vie passée ? 1692. Salem, État du Massachusetts aux États-Unis. Accusées de pratiques magiques, de nombreuses personnes sont alors mises à mort. Innocentes ou coupables ? Qui méritait réellement la potence ? De nos jours, alors que Max évite de peu la mort, la voilà sous l'emprise de songes qui semblent tous venir d'une époque lointaine où la sorcellerie et les démons hantaient l'imaginaire du commun des mortels. Quel lien peut alors unir Max à un procès vieux de plusieurs siècles ?
©2017 Plume Blanche Editions (P)2020 Audible Studios
Guida astrologica per cuori infranti
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Trent'anni passati da un po', single (non per scelta) e con un impiego che offre ben poche prospettive di carriera, Alice Bassi accoglie la notizia del matrimonio del suo indimenticato ex come il proverbiale colpo di grazia. Se non fosse ancora abbastanza, nella piccola rete televisiva per cui lei lavora arriva Davide Nardi. Sguardo magnetico e sorriso indecifrabile, Davide sarebbe il sogno proibito di Alice... peccato sia stato assunto come "tagliatore di teste". Insomma: non ce n'è una che vada per il verso giusto. Ma poi Alice incontra Tio, un attore convinto di conoscere il segreto per avere successo: l'astrologia. Non quella spacciata sui giornali, bensì una "vera" lettura delle stelle, che esistono proprio per segnalarci i giorni più favorevoli per la sfera professionale o per farci trovare l'anima gemella. Seppur scettica, Alice decide di provare e inizia a uscire con uomini compatibili col suo segno zodiacale. Però, stranamente, l'affinità astrale non le impedisce di collezionare incontri sbagliati, fallimenti imbarazzanti e sorprese di cui avrebbe fatto volentieri a meno. Come non impedisce a Davide di diventare sempre più attraente. Tuttavia a lui Alice non osa chiedere di che segno sia. Perché ha paura che la risposta la deluda o, peggio, che la illuda. E perché, in fondo, spera che l'amore non abbia bisogno delle stelle per trovare la sua strada.
©2015 Editrice Nord (P)2019 Adriano Salani Editore
Into the Shadow
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From beloved paranormal author Christina Dodd, another addition to her romantic Darkness Chosen series.... For the ability to transform into a heartless predator, a brutal warrior promised his soul - and the souls of his descendants - to the devil. Now, one thousand years later, the Wilder brothers battle the darkness inside them.... Blessed - or cursed - with the ability to change into a sleek, cruel panther, and driven by a dark soul he's accepted as his fate, powerful Adrik Wilder abandons his family and his honor to pursue a life of wickedness. He excels at every vice, kidnapping strong-willed Karen Sonnet and forcing her to welcome the helpless pleasure only he can give her. But Karen's spirit and passion make him question the force of his family's curse, for she could be the key to their survival. And when a new evil emerges, Adrik must choose whether to enact revenge on his enemies and redeem his soul...or save Karen from a fate worse than death.
©2008 by Christina Dodd. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
In the Night Wood
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In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject. Failed father, failed husband, and failed scholar, Charles Hayden hopes to put his life back together with a new project: a biography of Caedmon Hollow, the long-dead author of a legendary Victorian children’s book, In the Night Wood, and forebear of his wife, Erin. Deep in mourning from the loss of their young daughter, they pack up their American lives, Erin gives up her legal practice, and the couple settles in Hollow’s remote Yorkshire mansion. In the neighboring village, Charles meets a woman he might have loved, a child who could have been his own daughter, and the ghost of a self he hoped to bury. Erin, paralyzed by her grief, immerses herself in pills and painting images of a horned terror in the woods. In the primeval forest surrounding Caedmon Hollow’s ancestral home, an ancient power is stirring, a long-forgotten king who haunts the Haydens’ dreams. And every morning the fringe of darkling trees presses closer. Soon enough, Charles and Erin will venture into the night wood. Soon enough, they’ll learn that the darkness under the trees is but a shadow of the darkness that waits inside us all.
©2018 Dale Bailey (P)2019 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
The Hamptons
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Halloween. Such a great time of year for all children. All but one. A great tragedy occurred that night. The last night he saw his parents. It was a night that haunted him well into adulthood. However, those happenings, like all things, happened for a reason...and tradition goes so much farther beyond ceremony. Tradition must be honored. No matter the cost.
©2020 Billie Dean Shoemate III (P)2021 Billie Dean Shoemate III
A Madman's Jury
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Saul Peterson is having nightmares. Fleeting memories of watchful eyes. Impossible dreams of being taken while he sleeps. Visions of a catastrophic end. A society on the verge of revolution. Saul Peterson will stop at nothing to reveal the truth, but that truth may come at the greatest price of them all.... Based on the 2011 concept album by the Iowa-based metal band Salvaged, Billie Dean Shoemate III brings the horrifying and surreal story to life. All rise. Court is in session.
©2014 Billie Dean Shoemate III (P)2021 Billie Dean Shoemate III