A Parade of Horribles

Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8

By: Matt Dinniman

Narrated by: Jeff Hays

It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.

Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”

Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.

Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.

©2026 Matt Dinniman (P)2026 Soundbooth Theater

Best birthday present ever!

I woke up at 4 am to download and listen this book, it's been years since I've been so hyped for my b-day.
About the book (without spoilers)
like the races and how the story is going, how ominous at times and the AI, can't help but love/hate it.
can't wait for the next floors
SPOILER!
love the karaoke song!

Another Best Seller, incoming!

So yes, I might have skipped work today and listened to DCC instead…I’m an adult….i have that right…and PTO to boot! Anywho….get ready, it’s another great ride in the DCC world! The best part of the entire book is the last 2-3 hours but there’s a ton of entertainment all the way through! The Parade of Horribles keeps up the bombastic, ever so engaging and potentially blasphemous humor that is DCC. Read/Listen and enjoy!

Rev-Up hair Tonic

I’m fired up over this book! I’m peeling out and pulling ahead. Donut is a true princess!

why did it have to end?!?!?!

love the book and now I'm in a slump waiting for book nine. I need more unhinged dungeon crawling in my life.

My Favorite Book of the series

if you're listening to this book already, you're locked in and know what's up.