From the Buffyverse and beyond, these are the best listens for "Slayers" fans

This is not a drill. In this epic audio production, original cast members from Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunite for an adventure like you've never heard before. A decade has passed since the TV series's final battle, and the game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys, like rebellious vampire Spike (James Marsters) and his old pal Clem (James Charles Leary). New Slayer Indira (Laya DeLeon Hayes) wants Spike to be her mentor, but who should show up but Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) with news from an alternate reality terrorized by Drusilla (Juliet Landau)? Giles (Anthony Head), Anya (Emma Caulfield Ford), and Tara (Amber Benson) also return, but will they be enough to stop the Big Bad?

There are few contemporary horror writers who do it quite like Stephen Graham Jones. The author of terrifying, trope-transcending works including The Only Good Indians and Mongrels, Graham Jones has a knack for crafting scenes that feel so real that listening can rival the thrill of your favorite spooky movie. The first novel in his Indian Lake trilogy, My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a must-listen for any slasher (or slayer) enthusiast. Horror-obsessed teen misfit Jade Daniels spends her days winding an imagined, twisted history of her hometown to escape the traumas of her past. But when blood does spill in the streets of Proofrock, Jade's area of expertise promises to foretell the plot about to unfold.

From Travis Beacham of The Walking Dead and Pacific Rim comes a chilling saga about a group of postapocalyptic survivors holed up in the fallout shelter of a medieval castle with bloodthirsty creatures at their door. It's been a decade since a comet came along and blotted out the sun, leaving our heroes in a dark, cold world—and with hungry vampires to contend with. Kind of like a near-future Buffy with British accents (Giles and Drusilla would fit right in), Impact Winter is an ultra-immersive, cinematic thrill ride—and the recently released season 2 will suck you in for more.

Calling all Bufferinos! If your tastes also live in the overlap between '90s nostalgia and true crime, then join Morbid hosts Ash and Alaina for a new podcast adventure—the ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer rewatch! Alaina is a Buffy superfan while Ash has never watched a single episode, so whether you're Team Spuffy for life or have no clue who those people are…they’ve got you covered! Join them as they slay their way through the series, episode by episode, welcoming the occasional cast member, guest star, or celebrity superfan along the way.

It's impossible to escape the hype around TikTok-famous Fourth Wing, but why would you want to? Like a certain vampire-killing band of high schoolers in the '90s, Rebecca Yarros has captured the popular imagination, but the parallels don't end there. The Empyrean series (book two releases this November) follows 20-year-old Violet Sorrengail, who was supposed to live a quiet, studious life in the Scribe Quadrant—but, similar to a Slayer, her destiny is more ferocious in nature. Perfectly paced, action-packed, and with dragons and romance in equal measure, this supernatural fantasy holds legions in its thrall. Like a vampire knocking at your window, all you have to do is invite it in.

My Best Friend's Exorcism is one of my favorite horror novels of all time—and not just because it’s legitimately scary. Set in 1988 in Charleston, North Carolina, Grady Hendrix’s novel follows the story of a group of high school friends and a demon that terrorizes them. But at its center, it’s the story of two friends, Gretchen and Abby, and the power of their friendship is what really makes My Best Friend’s Exorcism unforgettable. Underneath the scares and laughs, this is a listen about a friendship so strong it can even exorcise demons. Audie-nominated narrator Emily Woo Zeller brilliantly captures the ’80s nostalgia, humor, horror, and sentimentality, without ever going too over-the-top or sliding into melodrama.

This genre-blending thriller combines urban fantasy with the supernatural and is beloved by listeners—but that's not the main reason I'm recommending it to Slayers fans. No, that would be because Jim Butcher's long-running Dresden Files series is voiced by none other than Spike himself, James Marsters. 😳😱😋 The first installment, Storm Front, introduces listeners to Harry Dresden, a professional wizard and part-time private investigator who’s called in to help Chicago police with a grisly murder. It’s only when Dresden recognizes there’s black magic involved that the case becomes truly dangerous. The noir thrills, paranormal edge, and spikily seductive narration (see what I did there?) make for an addictive combination—and with Marsters behind the mic of every one of the series's 17 main audiobooks, there's plenty to keep listeners coming back for more.

Audible’s award-winning addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, Moriarty: The Devil's Game dares to ask—What if Holmes’s most villainous nemesis was actually an innocent man? Featuring Dominic Monaghan in a riveting lead performance, Moriarty turns one of literature’s most famous rivalries on its head with a daring multicast production and an unpauseable story. If Slayers's winning combination of a familiar world with a fresh storyline and immersive audio production left you hungering for more, this is your next listen. (Oh, and here's your next next listen.)

This new YA series faced a high bar when it came to pleasing the fandom, but thanks to writer Kendare Blake and narrator Sarah Mollo-Christensen, it's passed with flying colors. Capturing the quirky charm and humor of the original show, the series follows an all-new Scooby Gang tied to the original characters and set within the Buffyverse. The second installment, One Girl in the All World, came out this year and is also a hit with fans.

Become a vampire or die. Those are Jane Jameson’s choices when she’s mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead . The man who turns her is the mysterious, attractive Gabriel, whom she met while trying to drown her newly unemployed sorrows at the bottom of a bottle. When Jane wakes up, she realizes she’s miraculously escaped death but gained a new thirst for blood and a big secret that’s hard to hide in a small Southern town. Delightfully sharp and hilarious, narrator Amanda Ronconi’s deadpan delivery of Jane’s sarcastic disbelief—trying to interpret Gabriel’s mixed signals is just as difficult with the undead as it was with living men!—is more than a little reminiscent of the winking humor of Slayers.

The writer, journalist, and self-described "Sarah Michelle Gellar historian" Evan Ross Katz is clearly one of us—a Buffy the Vampire Slayer superfan. In this delightful oral history, Katz explores the ongoing impact and behind-the-scenes adventures of the show's groundbreaking seven-year run. Part history, part memoir, and part celebration, Into Every Generation also doesn't shy from the show's controversies and shortcomings, and includes interviews with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, Seth Green, and so many more.

While the first book in Anne Rice's legendary Vampire Chronicles was originally published in 1976, the series evokes a similar campy '90s nostalgia as our beloved Sunnydale vamps, thanks to the iconic film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. But the audiobook has its own powerhouse performance in acclaimed narrator Simon Vance, who adds emotional depth and impeccable style to Rice's complex, seductive world and characters—from tortured Louis and hedonistic Lestat to precocious Claudia—for an unforgettably rich listening experience.