Danse Macabre: Audiobook
The Danse Macabre audiobook runs an estimated 14.2 hours (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 14.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 91% of the horror audiobooks we measured.
- That's 73% longer than the average horror audiobook (8.2 hrs across 217 titles in our dataset).
Computed from horror audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for horror listeners: a solid week of commutes at 14.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
NOW AVAILABLE ON AUDIO! Before he gave us the “one of a kind classic” ( The Wall Street Journal ) memoir On Writing , Stephen King wrote a nonfiction masterpiece in Danse Macabre , “one of the best books on American popular culture” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ). From the author of dozens of #1 New York Times bestsellers and the creator of many unforgettable movies comes a vivid, intelligent, and nostalgic journey through three decades of horror as experienced through the eyes of the most popular writer in the genre. In 1981, years before he sat down to tackle On Writing , Stephen King decided to address the topic of what makes horror horrifying and what makes terror terrifying.
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How long is the Danse Macabre audiobook?
Danse Macabre runs about 14.2 hours, our estimate from its 479 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Can I listen to Danse Macabre free?
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Is Danse Macabre worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Danse Macabre first published?
Danse Macabre by Stephen King was first published in 1980.
