Horror

Looking for the perfect listen to queue up for Halloween night? These terrifying tales—all of which were adapted for the big screen—offer plenty of frights.

Just in time for spooky season, our team shares their best-loved stories penned by the legendary King of Horror.

Writer and director Nyasha Hatendi discusses why audio is the perfect medium for horror.

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Make every night like Halloween with these macabre horror book classics, with many inspiring popular movie adaptations. From Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde take the plunge into the horror genre’s earliest works.

Who said scary can’t be funny? The best horror-comedy audiobooks bridge the gap between hilarious and horrifying, with plenty of vampires, zombies, and werewolves.

From Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King and Oscar Wilde, the best-selling horror stories are guaranteed to chill. Turn the lights off - it’s time to let terror in.

Though not hugely popular during Stoker’s life, Dracula is widely read and listened-to today. Spin-off works and interpretations abound in all forms of media, including movies, TV shows, radio plays, video games, and cameos in other stories. A staple of the horror genre, Dracula – both the novel and the character – still influences works of horror and gothic novels, as well as an annual wave of Halloween costumes.