Stephen King’s 32 Best Audiobooks: The Definitive List
October 25, 2022
Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors of all time. He has published 61 novels, more than 200 short stories, and six nonfiction books—and he shows no sign of stopping. With such an extensive portfolio, choosing one audiobook can be daunting. We’ve compiled a list of the 32 best Stephen King audiobooks to make the choice easier. Whether you’re looking to get stuck into one of his creepy, classic stories or a sci-fi novella, you’ll find a title on this list that will get your heart racing.
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
- Stories
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Brooke Bloom, Autres
- Durée: 20 h et 11 min
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Au global122
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Performance105
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Histoire104
Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award Includes the story “Premium Harmony”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The masterful #1 New York Times bestselling story collection from O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King that includes twenty-one...
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not bad, but not his best work
- Écrit par Can't Read Enough - Kindle Rocks! le 2018-09-19
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
- Stories
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Brooke Bloom, Hope Davis, Kathleen Chalfant, Santino Fontana, Peter Friedman, Cotter Smith, Will Patton, Edward Herrmann, Frederick Weller, Mare Winningham, Craig Wasson, Thomas Sadoski, Tim Sample
- Durée: 20 h et 11 min
- Date de publication: 2015-11-03
- Langue: Anglais
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams presents a stunning collection of short stories and poems by the master of horror and O. Henry Prize winner, Stephen King. The chilling tales are brought to life by a group of talented performers, including Mare Winningham, Will Patton, Edward Herrmann. and King. There are thrilling connections between stories, including themes of morality, the afterlife, guilt, and what we would do if we could see into the future or correct past mistakes. King introduces each piece with a passage about its origins or his motivations for writing it. In The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, his sixth short story collection, King continues to dazzle listeners with his genius as a short fiction writer. Be prepared to stay up all night listening.
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Doctor Sleep
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton
- Durée: 18 h et 34 min
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Au global971
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Performance861
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Histoire859
Winner of the 2014 Audie Award for Fiction and Finalist for Solo Narration—Male From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining—an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is “[a] vivid frightscape” (The New York Times)—also a major motion...
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Great book
- Écrit par Calude Brass le 2018-06-17
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Doctor Sleep
- A Novel
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton
- Série: The Shining, Livre 2
- Durée: 18 h et 34 min
- Date de publication: 2013-09-24
- Langue: Anglais
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King returns to the characters and territory of his popular novel The Shining in Doctor Sleep. In this sinister thriller, the now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) must save a very special 12-year-old girl from a tribe of murderous paranormals. What follows is an epic war between good and evil and a gory story that will thrill the hyper-devoted fans of The Shining. It will also wildly satisfy anyone new to the iconic story that started with The Shining. Will Patton does the story justice with his powerful narration as he injects life into each character, earning this title an Audie Award for Fiction in 2014.
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Hearts in Atlantis
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): William Hurt, Stephen King
- Durée: 20 h et 9 min
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Au global96
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Performance88
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Histoire88
The classic collection of five deeply resonant and disturbing interconnected stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. Innocence, experience, truth, deceit, loss, and recovery are at the core of these five interconnected, sequential tales—each deeply rooted in the 1960s...
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great book, bad useless music
- Écrit par Clint McNab le 2018-12-12
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Hearts in Atlantis
- Narrateur(s): William Hurt, Stephen King
- Durée: 20 h et 9 min
- Date de publication: 2001-10-10
- Langue: Anglais
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Popular actor William Hurt joins Stephen King in the captivating audio performance of Hearts In Atlantis. This audiobook follows five interconnected narratives—“Low Men in Yellow Coats,” “Blind Willy,” “Why We’re in Vietnam,” “Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling,” and the title story, “Hearts in Atlantis”—set in years spanning 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in 1960s culture and the aftermath of the Vietnam War, which haunted many American men. The characters are faced with small-town problems and the reality of war. This poignant listen stands out from King’s other works. It’s a deep and moving set of stories that you won’t want to miss.
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Just After Sunset
- Stories
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, Autres
- Durée: 14 h et 49 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global71
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Performance61
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Histoire61
2010 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections Thirteen “dazzling” (Associated Press) and “wonderfully wicked” (USA TODAY) stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. A book salesman with a grievance picks up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in...
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Just After Sunset
- Écrit par Sharron padden le 2021-10-03
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Just After Sunset
- Stories
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Jill Eikenberry, Holter Graham, George Guidall, Ron McLarty, Denis O'Hare, Ben Shenkman, Skipp Sudduth, Mare Winningham, Karen Ziemba
- Durée: 14 h et 49 min
- Date de publication: 2008-11-11
- Langue: Anglais
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Stephen King has written more than 50 books, dozens of number-one New York Times bestsellers, and many films. Here, he delivers another astonishing collection of short stories. The stories in this collection have appeared in The New Yorker and many more publications. Who but King would turn a portable toilet into a slimy birth canal or a roadside honky-tonk into a place for endless love? Or let us eavesdrop on a book salesman with a grievance who picks up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in the passenger seat listens too well? Or reveal that an exercise routine on a stationary bicycle, begun to reduce bad cholesterol, might take its rider on a terrifying journey? The chilling and captivating stories are brought to life by a cast of narrators, including King himself and Ron McLarty.
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Bag of Bones
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 21 h et 21 min
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Au global146
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Performance127
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Histoire127
A powerful tale of grief, love’s enduring bonds, and secrets of the past from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King. Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid...
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Slow and Uneventful
- Écrit par John le 2018-06-21
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Bag of Bones
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 21 h et 21 min
- Date de publication: 2000-05-23
- Langue: Anglais
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Stephen King performs this eerie title that was first published in 1998. In this riveting audio adaptation of Bag of Bones, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan can’t stop grieving four years after the sudden death of his wife. He is disturbed by vivid nightmares of his summer house by the lake. Despite these dreams, or perhaps because of them, he decides to return to Sara Laughs, the isolated summer home. In his beloved Yankee town, he falls in love with a widowed young mother who struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old daughter. He is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want from Mike?
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End of Watch
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton
- Durée: 12 h et 53 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global517
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Performance469
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Histoire470
2017 Audie Award Finalist for Fiction and Best Male Narrator The fabulously suspenseful and "smashing" (The New York Times Book Review) final novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers! For nearly six years, in Room 217 of...
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Wish it wasn't over. Love Hodges & Holly
- Écrit par Marty le 2021-06-12
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End of Watch
- A Novel
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton
- Série: Bill Hodges Trilogy, Livre 3
- Durée: 12 h et 53 min
- Date de publication: 2016-06-07
- Langue: Anglais
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End of Watch is the spectacular finale to Stephen King’s New York Times bestselling Bill Hodges trilogy that began with Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers. In End of Watch, the hellish “Mercedes Killer” drives his enemies to suicide. If retired police officer Bill Hodges and his partner, Holly Gibney, can’t find a way to stop him, they’ll be the next victims. Brady Hartsfield, the perpetrator of the Mercedes Massacre, claiming the lives of eight people, has been in a vegetative state for years. According to his doctors, any kind of recovery is unlikely. But behind the drool and stare, Brady is awake and in possession of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without leaving his hospital room. Will Bill and Holly be able to tackle this dangerous case and bring down the villain once and for all? In End of Watch, Stephen King brings the Hodges trilogy to a sublimely terrifying conclusion.
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Cujo
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Lorna Raver
- Durée: 14 h et 7 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global148
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Performance132
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Histoire132
The #1 New York Times bestseller, Cujo “hits the jugular” (The New York Times) with the story of a friendly Saint Bernard that is bitten by a bat. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to terrorize the town of Castle Rock, Maine. Cujo used to be a big friendly dog, lovable and loyal...
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Decent book, awful reader
- Écrit par kyle le 2020-08-27
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Cujo
- Narrateur(s): Lorna Raver
- Durée: 14 h et 7 min
- Date de publication: 2016-01-01
- Langue: Anglais
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Another psychological thriller features on our list of the best Stephen King audiobooks. Cujo was first published in 1981 and brought to life by American actress Lorna Raver. This suspenseful title follows the story of Brett Camber and his friendly Saint Bernard dog. In this case, Cujo is truly a man’s best friend. That is until, one day, Cujo chases a rabbit into a cave and gets bitten by a sick bat. What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying creature drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping listens Stephen King has ever written.
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Elevation
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 3 h et 46 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global167
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Performance150
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Histoire149
Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award From legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting story about “an ordinary man in an extraordinary condition rising above hatred” (The Washington Post) and bringing the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine...
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Just a real good story!
- Écrit par Jennifer le 2019-01-08
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Elevation
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 3 h et 46 min
- Date de publication: 2018-10-30
- Langue: Anglais
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Stephen King performs one of his more recent works, Elevation. This novella, published in 2018, is a New York Times number-one bestseller. This eerie and moving audiobook is set in the small town of Castle Rock. It’s centred around Scott Carey, whose mysterious affliction brings the town’s people together, despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s steadily lost weight. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. When Scott finally understands the prejudices his lesbian neighbour face, he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s condition bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
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Everything's Eventual
- 14 Dark Tales
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, Autres
- Durée: 17 h et 16 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global102
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Performance88
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Histoire87
"Includes something for every kind of King fan.” —People From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online...
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Stephen King’s awful performance
- Écrit par Priscilla le 2024-06-26
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Everything's Eventual
- 14 Dark Tales
- Narrateur(s): Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Josh Hamilton, Arliss Howard, Judith Ivey, Stephen King, Justin Long, Oliver Platt, Jay O. Sanders
- Durée: 17 h et 16 min
- Date de publication: 2014-03-04
- Langue: Anglais
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Everything’s Eventual is a collection of 14 dark tales. Along with one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners and four stories published in The New Yorker. It includes “Riding the Bullet,” King’s original e-book, which attracted more than half a million online readers. Whether writing about encounters with the dead, the near dead or the mundane dreads of life, from quitting smoking to yard sales, Stephen King’s incredible storytelling skills shine through in this listen. Intense, eerie and instantly compelling, they announce the limitless imagination of one of the greatest storytellers of our time. The complete list of narrators includes King himself, Becky Ann Baker, John Collum, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Josh Hamilton, Arliss Howard, Judith Ivey, Justin Long, Oliver Platt, and Jay O. Sanders.
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The Wind Through the Keyhole
- The Dark Tower
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 10 h et 26 min
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Au global172
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Performance145
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Histoire145
In his New York Times bestselling The Wind Through the Keyhole, Stephen King returns to the spectacular territory of the Dark Tower fantasy saga to tell a story about gunslinger Roland Deschain in his early days. The Wind Through the Keyhole is a sparkling contribution to the series that can be...
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Great side story!
- Écrit par Sergeminator le 2020-01-15
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The Wind Through the Keyhole
- The Dark Tower
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Série: The Dark Tower, Livre 8
- Durée: 10 h et 26 min
- Date de publication: 2012-04-24
- Langue: Anglais
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In The Wind Through the Keyhole, King returns to the rich landscape of Mid-World. This story finds Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, in his early days after his mother’s death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the only surviving witness to the beast’s most recent slaughter. Although only a teenager himself, Roland calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime. Sure to captivate the avid fans of The Dark Tower fantasy series, this audiobook narrated by King is an enchanting introduction to Roland’s world.
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Needful Things
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 25 h et 11 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global496
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Performance432
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Histoire430
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestseller about a mysterious store than can sell you whatever you desire—but not without exacting a terrible price in return. The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen its fair share of oddities over the years, but nothing...
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Fantastic Narration from Stephen King
- Écrit par Michael Kolasa le 2018-10-13
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Needful Things
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King
- Durée: 25 h et 11 min
- Date de publication: 2016-01-01
- Langue: Anglais
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Stephen King’s bestselling horror novel Needful Things is about a shop where Leland Gaunt can sell you anything your heart desires. It could be sexual pleasure, wealth, power or something even more precious. But there’s always a price to pay. In addition to a token monetary fee, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little “deed,” usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control—eventually, the whole town battles with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects Gaunt is behind the population’s increasingly violent behaviour. King grips listeners with his stunning narration of this shocking and suspenseful title.
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I
- Auteur(s): Stephen King
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Autres
- Durée: 9 h et 34 min
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Au global40
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Performance32
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Histoire32
A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King’s classic bestselling short story collection. Stories include: Introduction (Stephen King) Suffer the Little Children (Whoopi Goldberg) Crouch End (Tim Curry) Rainy Season (Yeardley Smith)...
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it's really boring
- Écrit par Jon le 2023-02-21
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I
- Narrateur(s): Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Rob Lowe, Gary Sinese
- Durée: 9 h et 34 min
- Date de publication: 2009-02-17
- Langue: Anglais
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume I concludes our list of the best Stephen King audiobooks. Nightmares & Dreamscapes was first published on September 29, 1993. This bestselling collection of short stories, poems and essays is transformed into an unforgettable audio performance by a star-studded lineup consisting of Stephen King, Tim Curry, Rob Lowe, and Whoopi Goldberg. This unabridged tale of horror and science fiction includes stories of vampires, spirits, and regular people who find themselves in surreal situations. King stunningly demonstrates his famous dark humour with all the suspense needed to grip listeners from the start to finish of each short story.
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