5 Eerie Audiobooks to Listen to During the Halloween Season

As the days grow shorter and the nights get darker, there's nothing like getting swept up in a story that sends shivers down your spine. In honor of spooky season, Spotify's audiobooks editors have conjured up a selection of bone-chilling reads.

Whether you're drawn to haunted history, supernatural fiction, cozy mysteries, or witchy romances, the top picks offer a spooky listen for every kind of fan.

Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of American Cemeteries By Greg Melville

Narrated by Will Tulin

The summer before his senior year of college, Greg Melville worked at his hometown cemetery and developed a lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead. Over My Dead Body offers a wide-ranging tour of cemeteries across America, exploring their history, artistic and political influence, and environmental impact.

What Hunger By Catherine Dang

Narrated by Vyvy Nguyen

Ronny Nguyen's parents rarely speak of their past in Vietnam, except through the lens of food. Raised to see meat as a dangerous luxury, Ronny is shaken by tragedy and develops an insatiable hunger for raw meat, a craving that could save or destroy her.

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter By Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teale

The discovery of a 1912 diary uncovers a haunting link to the deaths of 217 Blackfeet Native Americans. Told through transcribed interviews, the story follows a vampire who wanders the Blackfeet Reservation seeking justice for the past.

The Bewitching By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Narrated by Gisela Chipe

Graduate student Minerva is doing research into a forgotten author that leads to a vanished roommate, a sinister manuscript, and echoes of her great-grandmother's witch stories. As past and present converge, Minerva realizes that a dark force may still be haunting her.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches By Sangu Mandanna

Narrated by Samara MacLaren

Mika Moon hides her magic but posts videos online pretending to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously until she's invited to mentor three young witches at the mysterious Nowhere House. Just as Mika begins to find her place, peril comes knocking.

From cozy mysteries to binge-worthy true crime, check out more audiobooks for spooky season on Spotify.

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