Audiobooks Like If It Bleeds

Will Patton has spent enough time in Stephen King's universe that he carries Dresden-style familiarity into Holly Gibney's first solo outing — his voice for Holly is specific and carefully calibrated, and the novella format means the collection's 15-hour runtime moves through four distinct registers without any single story overstaying its welcome. Steven Weber and Danny Burstein handle the other entries with their own practiced King registers. All the recommendations come from King himself, many narrated by Patton or Weber, giving the list the feel of a curated tour through a shared fictional universe.

10 audiobooks for fans of If It Bleeds

  1. 1
    It cover

    It

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    ★ 4.90 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.72 Audible (64.9K)
    44h 55m listening time • Released 2016

    Steven Weber's voice work transforms King's sprawling epic into something genuinely hypnotic—he doesn't just narrate the terror, he embodies the friendship that makes you care about it. Nearly 45 hours that feel essential.

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  2. 2
    Doctor Sleep cover

    Doctor Sleep

    The Shining • Book 2

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Will Patton

    ★ 4.75 ABR Score (340.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (300.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (40.0K)
    18h 34m listening time • Released 2013
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  3. 3
    The Mist cover

    The Mist

    Skeleton Crew • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Will Patton

    ★ 4.44 ABR Score (187.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (3.8K)
    5h 19m listening time • Released 2017
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    The Mist (Previously Published as a Novella in 'Skeleton Crew') cover

    The Mist (Previously Published as a Novella in 'Skeleton Crew')

    Skeleton Crew • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Kyle Beltran, Matthew Broderick, Norbert Leo Butz, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Dana Ivey, Will Patton, Robert Petkoff, David Morse, Lois Smith, Frances Sternhagen

    ★ 4.34 ABR Score (190.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (183.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (6.2K)
    22h 29m listening time • Released 2016
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  5. 5
    Pet Sematary cover

    Pet Sematary

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Michael C. Hall

    ★ 4.82 ABR Score (738.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (708.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (29.8K)
    15h 41m listening time • Released 2018
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    Salem's Lot cover

    Salem's Lot

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, Joe Hill

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (695.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (28.4K)
    17h 37m listening time • Released 2012
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    Full Dark, No Stars

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Craig Wasson, Jessica Hecht

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (127.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (118.6K) ★ 4.4 Audible (9.3K)
    14h 55m listening time • Released 2010
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    Everything's Eventual

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Josh Hamilton, Arliss Howard, Judith Ivey, Stephen King, Justin Long, Oliver Platt, Jay O. Sanders

    ★ 4.37 ABR Score (114.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (109.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (4.5K)
    17h 16m listening time • Released 2014
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    Cujo (1981) Stephen King 1st Print Hardback cover

    Cujo (1981) Stephen King 1st Print Hardback

    Cujo / Rattlesnakes • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Lorna Raver

    ★ 4.35 ABR Score (329.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (324.9K) ★ 4.51 Audible (4.2K)
    14h 7m listening time • Released 2016
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    The Dark Half

    by Stephen King

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    ★ 4.29 ABR Score (157.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (153.5K) ★ 4.48 Audible (3.7K)
    15h 14m listening time • Released 2016

    Grover Gardner transforms King's psychological horror into something genuinely unsettling—his dual vocal performance as writer and murderer creates an intimacy that makes the paranoia crawl under your skin in ways print never could.

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