The Ruins
By Scott Smith, read by Patrick Wilson
Simon & Schuster Audio
Last month, the movie “The Ruins” opened to mostly scathing reviews. Save yourself the gas and ticket price and tune in to the far superior — and vastly more frightening — audiobook. Scott Smith’s tale follows the treacherous journey of four Americans who should have stuck to margaritas in Cancun and left those Mayan ruins alone. Here are two more chilling audiobooks:
The Darkest Evening of the Year
By Dean Koontz, read by Kirsten Kairos
Random House Audio
A first-rate thriller centered on the spookiest of beasts, the golden retriever.
Duma Key
By Stephen King, read by John Slattery
Simon & Schuster Audio
An injured and emotionally tortured man moves to a Florida key where his hobby, painting, takes on a supernatural life of its own.
