14 Best Villains in Audiobooks

Sometimes villains have all the fun. Here’s our list of 14 of the most intriguing villains in literature. Delve into the stories of some of the most villainy characters ever created, from Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs to Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca. From fantasy and classic horror, to children’s stories, this collection has something for everyone. When you’re done listening, you’ll be glad these wicked characters are fictional.
Product list
  • The Fellowship of the Ring cover art

    • The Fellowship of the Ring

    • The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
    • By: J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Narrated by: Andy Serkis
    • Series: The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
    • Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 16-09-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 8,490 ratings
    • The Fellowship Of The Ring | Sauron
    • J.R.R. Tolkien introduces a famous baddie in his Lord of the Rings series. After he is tasked with a perilous quest, a young Hobbit named Frodo sets off on a journey to destroy the One Ring and prevent it from falling into the hands of the evil Sauron, a nihilistic dark lord who is determined to conquer all of Middle-earth.

    Regular price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde cover art

    • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    • By: Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Narrated by: Paapa Essiedu
    • Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 21-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 354 ratings
    • The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde | Mr. Hyde
    • Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tells the story of a well-respected scientist, Dr. Henry Jekyll, who spends his life battling good and evil as he fights to repress his alter ego, Mr. Hyde. After Jekyll creates a serum that he hopes will suppress the dastardly Hyde, he inadvertently unleashes his evil alter ego into the world. Stevenson weaves a tale that dives deep into the psyche of humanity and the contrast between good and evil.

    Regular price: £10.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £10.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • The Stand cover art

    • The Stand

    • By: Stephen King
    • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
    • Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 19-07-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,843 ratings
    • The Stand | Randall Flagg
    • In Stephen King’s classic epic, a plague decimates the population of Earth and Randall Flagg, a mysterious and tall man, decides to construct a new civilization. What follows is a horrifying tale of true evils committed by Flagg as he uses torture to punish those that stand in his way.

    Regular price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • The Silence of the Lambs cover art

    • The Silence of the Lambs

    • 25th Anniversary Edition: Hannibal Lecter, Book 2
    • By: Thomas Harris
    • Narrated by: Frank Muller
    • Series: Hannibal Lecter Series, Book 2
    • Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 25-10-13
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,942 ratings
    • The Silence Of The Lamb | Hannibal Lecter
    • Named the greatest villain of all time by the American Film Institute, Hannibal Lecter is a cultural icon. In Thomas Harris’ seminal classic, The Silence Of The Lambs, F.B.I. agent Clarice Starling sets out to try and stop serial killer Buffalo Bill with the help of cannibal mastermind Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is a compelling character whose characterisation is so mesmerising that he narrowly draws the line between good and evil, tricking both the other characters in the novel and listeners alike.

    Regular price: £16.00 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £16.00 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection cover art

    • Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection

    • By: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Narrated by: Stephen Fry
    • Series: Sherlock Holmes, Book 1-6
    • Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 27-02-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 15,774 ratings
    • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Professor James Moriarty
    • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s literary classic features the world-renowned detective Sherlock Holmes and Holmes’ mortal enemy, Professor James Moriarty. A criminal mastermind, Moriarty will stop at nothing to bring an end to Holmes’ detective work. He is cunning, ruthless, intellectual, and able to manipulate those around him.

    Regular price: £63.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £63.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • Dracula cover art

    Regular price: £18.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £18.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest cover art

    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    • 50th Anniversary Edition
    • By: Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen - introduction
    • Narrated by: John C. Reilly
    • Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 31-07-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 699 ratings
    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Nurse Ratched
    • Nurse Ratched, while human, is very much a monster at heart. In Ken Kesey’s classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ratched rules over Salem State Hospital with an iron fist. Formerly an army nurse, Ratched regularly restricts patients' access to food, water, and medication. She has no qualms about inflicting pain and misery on the hospital residents and will take any measure necessary to keep everything in order.

    Regular price: £13.00 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £13.00 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • Othello (Dramatized) cover art

    • Othello (Dramatized)

    • By: William Shakespeare
    • Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ewan McGregor, Kelly Reilly
    • Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 13-11-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 161 ratings
    • Othello | Iago
    • In Shakespeare’s acclaimed play Othello, Iago plays the main antagonist. Originally a friend of the play’s protagonist, the aptly named Othello, Iago feels slighted after being passed over for a promotion. What ensues is a heinous plot wherein Iago plans to ruin Othello’s career and steal his wife away from him.

    Regular price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • American Psycho cover art

    • American Psycho

    • By: Bret Easton Ellis
    • Narrated by: Nick Landrum
    • Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 17-03-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1,648 ratings
    • American Psycho | Patrick Bateman
    • Patrick Bateman is the lead character in Bret Easton Ellis’ graphic novel American Psycho. Bateman is your classic sociopathic narcissist who uses and abuses drugs, sex, and women. More than just a bad guy, he happens to be a serial killer as well. We follow psychopath Bateman as his psyche spins out of control, and he commits more and more heinous acts as his story unfolds.

    Regular price: £16.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £16.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • Animal Farm cover art

    • Animal Farm

    • By: George Orwell
    • Narrated by: Simon Callow
    • Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 07-12-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,112 ratings
    • Animal Farm | Napoleon
    • In George Orwell’s classic socio-political allegory, Animal Farm, Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, leads a rebellion on his farm and drives out the farmer, thus leading the animals to take control. However, Napoleon’s intentions are not for good, and the boar begins a tyrannical reign over the farm and becomes far worse than the human farmer who came before him.

    Regular price: £16.00 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £16.00 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • The Witches cover art

    • The Witches

    • By: Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
    • Narrated by: Lolly Adefope
    • Series: The Roald Dahl Series
    • Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 09-06-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 113 ratings
    • The Witches | The Grand Witch
    • In Roald Dahl’s popular dark children’s fantasy, The Grand High Witch is a powerful villain with an evil plan to destroy all children. Her true hideous nature is hidden beneath a facade of mystery and wealth and a disguise that allows her to blend in with society. When she transforms into the Grand High Witch, it is truly terrifying.

    Regular price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £7.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00
  • Darkly Dreaming Dexter cover art

    • Darkly Dreaming Dexter

    • Dexter Book 1
    • By: Jeff Lindsay
    • Narrated by: Jeff Lindsay
    • Series: Dexter, Book 1
    • Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 25-06-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 936 ratings
    • Darkly Dreaming Dexter | Dexter
    • In what may be the tale of the most likeable literary villain, Dexter is a story about a seemingly normal young man who works for the Police Department as a blood-splatter expert and holds a deep secret: he just so happens to be a serial killer. Dexter's desire only to kill those he deems bad makes him so intriguing. Is killing justified when the victim is evil? Dexter gives new meaning to 'an eye for an eye.'

    Regular price: £9.99 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: £9.99 or 1 Credit

    Try for £0.00