Bring the spooky spirit of fall into summer with audiobooks that bring chilling tales to life! From haunting narrations to pulse-pounding thrillers, there’s a perfect Summerween listen waiting to send shivers down your spine—all while soaking up the sun.

Ten Sleep

Written by Nicholas Belardes
Performed by Kim Ramirez
Published by Recorded Books

“Haunting, unsettling.” — Markus Redmond, Hollywood screenwriter, actor and author of Blood Slaves

Jordan Peele’s Nope meets True Grit in Nicholas Belardes’s Ten Sleep, a supernatural modern-day western about a trio of young people on a 10-day cattle drive that leads them through a canyon haunted by ancient mysteries and savage beasts who existed long before humankind.

 

 

 

The Butcher’s Daughter

Written by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark
Performed by Steven Crossley, Jill Tanner, and Amy Scanlon
Published by Recorded Books

“A wild, high-octane, blood-soaked tale.” —The New York Times Book Review

The story of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd has gripped fans across literary, stage, and screen renditions—but little has been revealed about Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s notorious partner in crime. Until now.

 

 

 

Victorian Psycho

Written by Virginia Feito
Performed by Anna Burnett
Published by Recorded Books

Soon to be a feature film starring Margaret Qualley and Thomasin McKenzie

Best Books of the Month: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Goodreads, Gizmodo, Book Riot, The A.V. Club, Apple Books, Amazon

A Matty Maggiacomo Book Club Selection

From the acclaimed author of Mrs. March comes the riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.

 

The Creepy School Bus (Part 1)

Written by Paul Hough
Performed by a full cast featuring Christina Hendricks, Eddie McGee, and Erika Alexander
Published by Recorded Books

Includes sound effects and music!

Chloe missed her bus home thanks to the terrible Miss Langley. Thankfully, she’s able to catch the back-up bus. Unfortunately for Chloe … there is no back-up bus. As more and more students go missing without explanation and the authorities are stumped, Kaitlin and her friends become entangled in this deeply unsettling mystery that goes far deeper than any of them expected.

 

 

 

Copy, Kill, Repeat

Written by Steve Cornwell
Performed by Gareth Richards
Published by Dreamscape

A puppet master. A deadly game. A race against time. Copycat killings stain London’s streets with blood in this gripping psychological thriller.

 

 

 

 

Strange: Paranormal Realities in the Everyday World

Written by Andy Thomas
Performed by Ramon De Ocampo
Published by Dreamscape

Every day, very ordinary people are having extraordinarily strange experiences. In one of the most insightful investigations ever published, using the most up to date evidence and refreshingly open-minded approaches, Strange reveals previously unrecorded true-life tales like these

 

 

 

 

80s Ghosts

Written by V.S. Lawrence
Performed by Bianca Bryan
Published by Tantor Audio

The year is 2009, and Chrissy Rodriguez is determined to make her ghost hunting vlog an internet success. She’s only one more failed investigation away from financial ruin and having to move back home. When she receives an email asking her to investigate Merlin High, a school that burned down in the 80s, she is presented with a unique opportunity that could make or break her.

 

 

 

 

This Book Will Bury Me

Written by Ashley Winstead
Performed by Leslie Howard
Published by Tantor Audio

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Goodreads, Brit + Co, CrimeReads, ScreenRant, Culturess, Criminal Element, and more

After the unexpected death of her father, college student Jane Sharp longs for a distraction from her grief. She becomes obsessed with true crime, befriending armchair detectives who teach her how to hunt killers from afar. In this morbid internet underground, Jane finds friendship, purpose, and even glory . . .

 

 

 

The Sundowner’s Dance

Written by Todd Keisling
Performed by Malcolm Hillgartner
Published by HighBridge

“A wildly original and unsettling tale.” — Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Haunting of Velkwood

In The Sundowner’s Dance, an elderly widower relocates to a retirement community and discovers his new neighbors are worshipping a meteorite.

 

 

 

 

Flint Kill Creek

Written by Joyce Carol Oates
Performed by Kelli Tager
Published by HighBridge

These new, recent, and reformulated stories by Joyce Carol Oates showcase a wide range of crime fiction and psychological suspense.

 

 

 

 

 

Record of the Blood Battle [Dramatized Adaptation] (Vampire Hunter D, volume 21)

Written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano
Performed by a full cast
Published by GraphicAudio

D accompanies a convoy delivering a vampire Noble to face public trial for his crimes against humanity. However, the Noble’s enemies have targeted the men and women of the convoy, and they are out for vengeance!