The best horror audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Horror winner
Looking for a horror audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Horror category — 2 winners from 2025 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best horror production of each year. The most recent winner is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, narrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland, Owen Teale.
| Year | Narrator | Audiobook | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland, Owen Teale | The Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones |
| 2025 | Andre Santana, full cast | Bury Your Gays | Chuck Tingle |
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Every Audie Horror finalist (the full nominee record)
The Audie Horror category names finalists alongside each winner. These 8 audiobooks were nominated but didn't win — also sourced; each title's full record is in the A–Z index.
| Year | Finalist | Author | Narrator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng | Kylie Lee Baker | Natalie Naudus |
| 2026 | Breathe In, Bleed Out | Brian McAuley | Jeremy Carlisle Parker |
| 2026 | Coffin Moon | Keith Rosson | Pete Cross |
| 2026 | They Bloom at Night | Trang Thanh Tran | Nhi Do |
| 2025 | A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers | Joyce Carol Oates (editor) | Bianca Amato, Lynette R. Freeman, Eva Kaminsky, Nancy Wu |
| 2025 | I Was a Teenage Slasher | Stephen Graham Jones | Michael Crouch, Stephen Graham Jones |
| 2025 | Swarm | Jennifer D. Lyle | Krystal Hammond |
| 2025 | The Angel of Indian Lake | Stephen Graham Jones | Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, full cast |
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See also: Audiobook of the Year · Best Narrator winners · Grammy audiobook winners.