Honestly? I tried a bunch, but many felt like standalone short stories bundled together. The series that kept me coming back was the 'NoSleep' podcast collections on Audible. They take the best stories from the subreddit and produce them with different voice actors. While individual tales are short, each season has framing devices and recurring themes that create a sense of a larger, creepier universe. It's more episodic but within a cohesive horror vibe.
Anyone else find that some horror anthologies on Audible promise a 'series' but it's just a branding thing? I want a proper saga. That's why I fell back on classic Stephen King. The Bill Hodges trilogy ('Mr. Mercedes', 'Finders Keepers', 'End of Watch') is a detective story that turns into supernatural horror. Holly Gibney's character continues into 'The Outsider' and 'If It Bleeds'. That's a huge, connected listening project right there.
Check out the adaptations of Shirley Jackson's works. Audible has a collection of her novels and stories narrated by talents like David Warner. While not a series, listening to 'The Haunting of Hill House', 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle', and her short stories in sequence reveals a deeply connected world of psychological dread and domestic horror. The through-line is her unparalleled understanding of fear.
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