Weird Fiction Audiobooks is a curated collection of cosmic horror, strange fiction, surreal realities, psychological terror, supernatural mysteries, and uncanny public domain stories designed for immersive late-night listening. The archive features impossible worlds, hidden entities, ancient horrors, distorted realities, forbidden knowledge, dreamlike landscapes, and influential weird fiction classics that blur the line between horror, fantasy, and science fiction. From Lovecraftian cosmic dread and psychological unease to surreal nightmares and unexplained phenomena, each audiobook is selected to create a dark atmospheric listening experience for fans of strange fiction. New recordings and restored editions are added regularly, and the project is supported through Patreon to keep classic audiobooks freely available.
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π‘ Stories in the Dark (Full Audiobook) | Barry PainAug 23, 202611891This is a collection of some of Barry Pain's finest horror stories and weird fiction. - Summary by Carolin.Author: Barry PainLength: 3 hours 18 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 120:21 - Chapter 240:49 - Chapter 354:17 - Chapter 401:09:26 - Chapter 501:21:24 - Chapter 601:29:34 - Chapter 701:38:51 - Chapter 801:47:30 - Chapter 902:16:33 - Chapter 1002:47:06 -
π‘ Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural (Full Audiobook) | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanAug 21, 202615667This is a collection of short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.Author: Mary E. Wilkins FreemanLength: 4 hours 21 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 149:28 - Chapter 201:25:51 - Chapter 302:07:07 - Chapter 402:38:29 - Chapter 503:13:25 - Chapter 603:45:32 - Chapter 7#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #HorrorAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobo
π‘ Temptation Of St. Anthony (Full Audiobook) | Gustave FlaubertAug 20, 202624814An extraordinary work of the aesthetic imagination, cast in the form of a psycho-drama detailing the events of one night in the life of the aged hermit, later Saint, Anthony, in the course of which his claims to sainthood are severely tested by, among other things, Gods, Magicians, Science, Food, Monstres, Lust and Death. Beautifully translated by Lafcadio Hearn, justly celebrated for his eerie re
π‘ Wandering Ghosts (Full Audiobook) | Francis Marion CrawfordAug 17, 202627542This is a collection of seven ghost stories by Francis Marion Crawford. The volume includes all of the essential ingredients for good ghost and horror stories, such as mysterious deaths, haunted houses, and even vampires.Author: Francis Marion CrawfordLength: 7 hours 39 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 112:46 - Chapter 230:31 - Chapter 346:07 - Chapter 401:03
π‘ Jolly Corner (Alternative Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Henry JamesAug 14, 20267626"A miraculous masterpiece" it seemed to Henry James, who wrote it. What actually happens in this most remarkable story (though at one level, it is quite clear - a ghost appears) must ever remain unresolved.Author: Henry JamesLength: 2 hours 7 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural FictionChapters:00:00 - Chapter 145:56 - Chapter 201:50:02 - Chapter 3#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #Cla
π‘ Thin Ghost And Others (Full Audiobook) | M. R. JamesAug 12, 202611320Five ghost stories, published in 1920, by the early twentieth century master of ghostery. - Summary by david wales.Author: M. R. JamesLength: 3 hours 8 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Published 1900 onward, Single Author CollectionsChapters:00:00 - Chapter 101:01:34 - Chapter 201:29:43 - Chapter 302:12:45 - Chapter 402:46:46 - Chapter 5#FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLite
π‘ Werwolves (Full Audiobook) | Elliott O'DonnellAug 10, 202623669Written in 1912 by a famous ghost hunter who was also an occult fantasy writer, this interesting book collects together folktales and traditions from across Europe, starting in the British Isles, through Spain, France, Belgium and Norway to Russia. The "scientific" accounts (including "How to Become a Werewolf") are embellished by anecdotes of the author's personal experiences
π‘ Wolf-Leader (Full Audiobook) | Alexandre DumasAug 9, 202630128Part local legend of a dark and dangerous Wolf-Leader, part childhood memories of his home near Villers-Cotterets, in Aisne, Dumas here penned a chilling supernatural encounter between man and the devil. Our hero, Thibault the shoemaker, is beaten on the orders of the Lord of Vez for hunting in the lord's forest.Author: Alexandre DumasLength: 8 hours 22 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural Fict
π‘ Six Creepy Stories by Edgar Allan Poe (Full Audiobook) | Edgar Allan PoeAug 8, 20267198Edgar Allan Poe has the ability to manipulate language so well that he could engage my imagination and get me terrified even though little was 'done' in the sense of horrible actions described. My imagination, under the power of his creepy words, conjured the atmosphere and did the rest by itself.Author: Edgar Allan PoeLength: 1 hours 59 minutesGenre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Single Auth
π‘ Can Such Things Be? (Full Audiobook) | Ambrose BierceAug 4, 20262745124 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and strange, inexplicable occurrences are prevalent in these tales, some of which occur on or near Civil War fields of battle, some in country cottages, and some within urban areas. Can Suc
π‘ Spanish Tragedy (Full Audiobook) | Thomas KydAug 3, 202610501The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1582 and 1592. Highly popular and influential in its time, The Spanish Tragedy established a new genre in English theatre, the revenge play or revenge tragedy. Its plot contains several violent murders and includes as one of its characters a personification of Revenge. The Spanish Tragedy was oft
π‘ Book of Ghosts (Full Audiobook) | Sabine Baring-Gould (Part 2 of 2)Aug 3, 202610581Part 2 of 2 of this complete audiobook.Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. During his life, he published more than 100 books, among them this collection of ghost stories. (Summary by Wikipedia)Author: Sabine Baring-GouldRuntime: 12 hours 24 minutesChapters:00:00 Chapter 25 (continued)07:23 Chapter 2624:57 Chapter 2740:55
π‘ Book of Ghosts (Full Audiobook) | Sabine Baring-Gould (Part 1 of 2)Aug 3, 202635101Part 1 of 2 of this complete audiobook.Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. During his life, he published more than 100 books, among them this collection of ghost stories. (Summary by Wikipedia)Author: Sabine Baring-GouldRuntime: 12 hours 24 minutesChapters:00:00 Chapter 124:24 Chapter 251:45 Chapter 301:21:27 Chapter 401
π‘ Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Full Audiobook) | Charles DickensJul 31, 202613418https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.comThe Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time, (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens' Christmas novellas.Author: Charles DickensLength: 3 hours 43 minutesGenre: General Fiction, Horror & Supernatural FictionChapters:0
π‘ Ghost of Guir House (Full Audiobook) | Charles Willing BealeJul 22, 202616686https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Do you think you understand ghosts. Now you will. Author: Charles Willing Beale Length: 4 hours 38 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 33:59 - Chapter 2 01:01:57 - Chapter 3 01:22:36 - Chapter 4 01:51:32 - Chapter 5 02:28:42 - Chapter 6 02:55:49 - Chapter 7 03:27:26 - Chapter 8 03:51:41 - Chapter 9 04:18:32 - Cha
π‘ Lair of the White Worm (Alternate Reading) (Full Audiobook) | Bram StokerJul 16, 202620088https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The Lair of the White Worm (also known as The Garden of Evil) is a horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, who also wrote Dracula. It is partly based on the legend of the Lambton Worm. Author: Bram Stoker Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 08:01 - Chapter 2 22:29 - Chapter 3 31:29 - Chapter
π‘ House of the Vampire (Full Audiobook) | George Sylvester ViereckJul 12, 202610121https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The House of the Vampire is a 1907 novella that is a very unusual vampire story. A young writer comes under the powerful influence of a mysterious older master, who seems to have left a trail of ruined proteges in his wake. Author: George Sylvester Viereck Length: 2 hours 48 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 10
π‘ Beckoning Fair One (Full Audiobook) | Oliver OnionsJul 10, 202610059https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com A classic ghost story of a haunted house, and the haunted man who lives in it. Author: Oliver Onions Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 10:11 - Chapter 2 23:30 - Chapter 3 37:19 - Chapter 4 49:30 - Chapter 5 01:02:14 - Chapter 6 01:15:09 - Chapter 7 01:26:48 - Chapter 8 01:44:44 - Chapter 9 02
π‘ Trilby (Full Audiobook) | George du MaurierJul 3, 202640364https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Trilby, published in 1894, fits into the Gothic horror genre which was undergoing a revival during the Fin de sicle and is one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de sicle period after Bram Stoker's Dracula. The story of the poor artist's model Trilby O'Ferrall, transformed into a diva under the spell
π‘ Vampire (Full Audiobook) | Luigi CapuanaJun 28, 20262131https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com A suspenseful vampire tale. Translated from the <a href="http://www. Author: Luigi Capuana Length: 35 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction #FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #HorrorAudiobook #PublicDomain This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. Text and narration a
π‘ Lifted Veil (Full Audiobook) | George EliotJun 3, 20267135https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate. Author: George Eliot Length: 1 hours 58 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatur
π‘ Jewel of Seven Stars (Full Audiobook) | Bram StokerMay 27, 202637291https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The Jewel of Seven Stars (also published under the name: The Jewel of the Seven Stars) is a horror novel by Bram Stoker first published in 1903. The story is about an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy. Author: Bram Stoker Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 2
π‘ Animal Ghosts (Full Audiobook) | Elliott OβDonnellMay 25, 202626128https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com This is a collection of ghost stories in which the antagonists are various animals. Divided up into chapters of ghost sightings by each group of animals, you will hear of hauntings by dogs, cats, birds, jungle animals, etc. Author: Elliott O'Donnell Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 21:17 - C
π‘ Castle of Otranto (Full Audiobook) | Horace WalpoleMay 25, 202614291https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally held to be the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Author: Horace Walpole Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Genre: Gothic Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 09:12 - Chapter 2 56:45 - Chapte
π‘ Afterward (Full Audiobook) | Edith WhartonMay 19, 20264631https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Mary and Ned Boyne have fled their dreary life in Wisconsin for a home in rustic Dorsetshire. But you can only run so far, and some things - some secret things - may follow you. Author: Edith Wharton Length: 1 hours 17 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 31:20 - Chapter 2 #FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #Classic
π‘ Carmilla (Full Audiobook) | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuMay 18, 202611861https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Length: 3 hours 17 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 14:16 - Chapter 2 32:31 - Chapter 3 49
π‘ Parasite (Full Audiobook) | Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMay 17, 20267094https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Being a physiologist, Austin Gilroy is unconvinced that the occult is real. His friend Professor Wilson, however, is not only convinced that psychical powers are real, but eagerly desires that Gilroy should be persuaded. Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Length: 1 hours 58 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 30:32 -
π‘ Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (Full Audiobook) | M. R. JamesMay 16, 202636409https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost of King's College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. Author: M. R. James Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 34:35 - Chapter 2 01:01:43 - Chapter 3