Ep. 25: The Horror! The Listens That Scare Us

We love works that give us that rush of terror – from horror to suspense to the creepy clowns, in this episode, the Audible Editors talk about what types of listens bring them to the edge of their seats. Plus: a special excerpt of our interview with R.L. Stine, author of Camp Red Moon.

To download Camp Red Moon now, go to Audible.com/CampRedMoon.

Danse Macabre by Stephen King

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

It by Stephen King

The Shining by Stephen King

11-22-1963 by Stephen King

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

You by Caroline Kepnes

Misery by Stephen King

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Forward by Veronica Roth, Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, Andy Weir

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Year One by Nora Roberts

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

salt slow by Julia Armfield

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

Camp Red Moon by R. L. Stine

Classic Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House by R. L. Stine

Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror by R. L. Stine (editor)

Don't Stay Up Late by R. L. Stine

Rotten School 1 & 2 by R. L. Stine

The Haunting Hour by Radio Spirits

Slappy Birthday to You by R. L. Stine 

Classic Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

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Episode 25

This one was fun to listen to, it helped me pass time at work. I like that it was 'Halloween themed' with spooky / horror books.

Just in time for Halloween!

Full disclosure, I do not profess myself to be a fan of the horror genre in books, film, or otherwise. As such, this gets most of its stars from me for its timeliness for the Halloween season. In addition, the Audible Editors featured in this podcast episode do a good job in pointing out the flavors of horror elements prevalent in suspense thrillers, action adventure novels, and even some classic literature.

As such, I personally got the most out of the discussion on Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", since that it the relevant work I have the most prior experience with. Of course, Stephen King's body of work gets special attention, since he has been so prolific in his career and he remains so well known because so many of his novels have been adapted into film. Other works of horror books mentioned in this podcast include:

"Baby Teeth" by Zoje Stage,
"Frankisstein" by Jeanette Winterson,
R.L. Stine's Goosebumps collection, and
"Interview with a Vampire" by Anne Rice.

I thought this was a nice ~45 minute podcast listen. It was particularly engaging because one of the contributing editors was obviously a horror superfan, and her enthusiasm was adorable to listen to. I recommend to those who are fans of the horror genre, looking for their next spooky/creepy listen, or just those in the mood for a little Halloween spirit.

Fewer recommendations than expected

For 40 plus minutes there was not a lot of actual horror recommendations. After the first 20 or so minutes The Exorcist and Frankenstein were discussed with a blip about Dance Macab by Stephen King which is him talking about horror. While the discussion of women talking about the horror genre, including past experiences and movies, veered off to "I like this" and "me, too" with discussions of why certain things are scary, it was not as described. It's not a list worthy of 40 minutes, especially with a few of the recs being obvious ads for audible only listens without much enthusiasm or description of why they liked the books specifically before more conversation not on the books (Frankenstein being the exception as it was given a lengthy discussion).

not too interesting

Didn't finished it. got bored with it though it did have a few good comments.

boring and opinionated

this did not interest me at all. women sitting around giving their opinions on scary books. not my cup of tea

How do I delete this?!!!!

Why can't I delete this?!!!! If I knew beforehand that I couldn't delete it once it was downloaded, I never would have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

whaaaat?

It is chit chat about horror stories.
No performance.
No Story.
Did I listen to it all? No, but I skipped forward and played. Maybe I missed something. Then again, maybe this is a lead-in to something great and I will be black-balled from it.

Great Short Listen!!!

Thank you so much for this free listen with four Audible editors as they discussed the horror and suspense genres! Gave me some great ideas to add to my library; new listens and re-listens alike!

Pretty boring.

Not what the email made me believe it was going to be. Probably should have checked into.
O well, it was free

let me delete this from the app, you IT shits!

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