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American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond audiobook runs 16.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeremy Dauber (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.9listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.9 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Jeremy Dauber

Jeremy Dauber narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 51 hours in all.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond is an audiobook by Jeremy Dauber: a 16.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeremy Dauber, released October 1, 2024, on the Social Science and Literature shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.9 hrs
Narrated by
Jeremy Dauber
Released
October 1, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Literature
ISBN
9781668639153

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond audiobook?

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond runs 16.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is the American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond?

American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond is narrated by Jeremy Dauber.

Is American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.6 hours.