Best Matt Godfrey Audiobooks

Matt Godfrey has carved out a quiet but reliable niche in the darker corners of genre fiction, lending his voice to horror, mystery, and the kind of anthology work that demands versatility above almost everything else. His narration of Man, F*ck This House And Other Disasters shows off a dry, understated delivery that lets Brian Asman's absurdist horror comedy breathe — he never oversells the joke, which is exactly the right call. That same controlled, mid-register presence works well across the multi-author Crime Hits Home collection, where tonal consistency across wildly different writers is the whole challenge. His work on The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series suggests a narrator comfortable sitting with dread rather than performing it. Godfrey isn't a showboat — he's a craftsman who gets out of the author's way. Listeners who prefer narration that serves the story over stealing the spotlight will find him a reliable, unpretentious choice.

Where to Start with Matt Godfrey

6 audiobooks in collection
3.60 avg ABR rating
Literature & Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Best Matt Godfrey Audiobooks

  1. 1
    Fan Fiction cover

    Fan Fiction

    by Brent Spiner, Jeanne Darst

    Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Genie Francis, Hallie Todd, Jeanne Darst, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Matie Argiropoulos, Matt Godfrey, Michael Dorn, Patrick Stewart, Saskia Maarleveld, Sean Patrick Hopkins

    3.84 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.52 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.38 Audible (935)
    6h 53m listening time • Released 2021
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    Land of Bones cover

    Land of Bones

    by Glenn Rolfe

    Narrated by Lauri Jo Daniels, Anneliese Rennie, Kyle Tait, Matt Godfrey, Joe Hempel, Kelsey Navarro, Sean Duregger, Curt Bonnem, Gary Bennet, Adam Bar, Travis Baldree, Chelsea Stephens, KC Johnston, Shawn Compton

    3.61 ABR Score (180 ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (168) ★ 4.58 Audible (12)
    5h 14m listening time • Released 2020

    Glenn Rolfe's collection gets a stellar ensemble cast that transforms these 14 dark tales into a full immersive experience—each narrator nails their story's voice, making the unsettling moments land harder.

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    Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 3) cover

    Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 3)

    by S.J. Rozan, Naomi Hirahara, David Bart, Sara Paretsky, Susan Breen, Gary Phillips, Neil S. Plakcy, Renee James, Connie Johnson Hambley, Gabino Iglesias, A.P. Jamison, Walter Mosley, Tori Eldridge, Ellen Hart, G. Miki Hayden, Jonathan Santlofer, Jonathan Stone, Ovidia Yu, Bonnie Hearn Hill, Steve Liskow

    Narrated by Marni Penning, Cindy Kay, Charles Constant, Bahni Turpin, Leon Nixon, Matt Godfrey, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Jennifer Aquino, Reba Buhr, Charlie Kevin, Emily Woo Zeller, Jesse Vilinsky

    3.61 ABR Score (203 ratings)
    ★ 3.54 Goodreads (196) ★ 4.71 Audible (7)
    12h 25m listening time • Released 2022

    A powerhouse roster of crime writers exploring what "home" means when safety shatters, with a stellar ensemble cast that makes each story land differently in your ears.

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    The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 cover

    The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010

    Kyle Murchison Booth • Book 4

    by Paula Guran, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O'Nan, Sarah Pinborough, Norman Prentiss, Barbara Roden, Lucius Shepard, Peter Straub, Michael Shea, Kelly Link, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, Gerard Houarner, Gemma Files, Kurt Dinan, Elizabeth Bear, Roby Davies, Maura McHugh, Dale Bailey, Deborah Biancotti, Gary McMahon, Holly Phillips, John Mantooth, Marc Laidlaw, Margo Lanagan, Michael Marshall Smith, Nadia Bulkin, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Peter Atkins, Sarah Monette, Seth Fried, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Duffy, Steve Rasnic Tem, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Langan

    Narrated by Kristin James, Matt Godfrey

    3.60 ABR Score (436 ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (431) ★ 4 Audible (5)
    11h 20m listening time • Released 2023
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    Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters) cover

    Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters)

    by Brian Asman

    Narrated by Matt Godfrey, James Anderson Foster, Andrew Gibson, Joe Hempel, Jenn Lee, Zura Johnson, Ray Porter

    3.56 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.34 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4 Audible (10)
    12h 45m listening time • Released 2025

    A stellar ensemble cast elevates these horror stories into something genuinely unsettling—each narrator nails their character's descent into dread with surgical precision.

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    Weird Tales Magazine No. 372: Cryptids & Urban Legends

    by Jonathan Maberry, Full Cast, Various

    Narrated by Hillary Huber, Joe Hempel, Nancy Wu, Matt Godfrey, Patricia Santomasso, Robert Fass, James Anderson Foster, James Fouhey, Derek Austin, Liam Gerrard, Ramiz Monsef, Justin Price, Ray Porter, Christopher Tester, full cast

    3.40 ABR Score (3 ratings)
    ★ 4 Audible (3)
    7h 36m listening time • Released 2026

    A full-cast production that treats cryptid lore with genuine respect—the rotating narrators nail the eerie atmosphere while essays ground the mythology in real investigation and wonder.

All Matt Godfrey Audiobooks (6)

Horror (4)

Land of Bones by Glenn Rolfe
3.79 5h 14m
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 by Paula Guran, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O'Nan, Sarah Pinborough, Norman Prentiss, Barbara Roden, Lucius Shepard, Peter Straub, Michael Shea, Kelly Link, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, Gerard Houarner, Gemma Files, Kurt Dinan, Elizabeth Bear, Roby Davies, Maura McHugh, Dale Bailey, Deborah Biancotti, Gary McMahon, Holly Phillips, John Mantooth, Marc Laidlaw, Margo Lanagan, Michael Marshall Smith, Nadia Bulkin, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Peter Atkins, Sarah Monette, Seth Fried, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Duffy, Steve Rasnic Tem, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Langan
3.84 11h 20m
3.34 12h 45m
Weird Tales Magazine No. 372: Cryptids & Urban Legends by Jonathan Maberry, Full Cast, Various
  7h 36m

Literature & Fiction (1)

Fan Fiction by Brent Spiner, Jeanne Darst
3.52 6h 53m

Mystery (1)

Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 3) by S.J. Rozan, Naomi Hirahara, David Bart, Sara Paretsky, Susan Breen, Gary Phillips, Neil S. Plakcy, Renee James, Connie Johnson Hambley, Gabino Iglesias, A.P. Jamison, Walter Mosley, Tori Eldridge, Ellen Hart, G. Miki Hayden, Jonathan Santlofer, Jonathan Stone, Ovidia Yu, Bonnie Hearn Hill, Steve Liskow
3.54 12h 25m