A Parade of Horribles is an audiobook by Matt Dinniman, narrated by Jeff Hays. The unabridged Audible edition runs 20 hrs 27 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.
As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.
Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.
Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”
Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.
Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.
So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 20 hrs 27 mins
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Genre Fiction / Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins
Listener Ratings
A Parade of Horribles holds an average listener rating of 4.9/5 from 27927 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 5.0/5
- Story: 4.9/5
- 5-star ratings: 94% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “best one so far”
not even 5 hours in and im hooked. I love this series so much and this is one of the best books so far— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “The karaoke scene cured my depression “
The voice Performance throughout the whole book goes way beyond a 5 star review! You can feel the love for the story in every chapter!— Audible customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Matt & Jeff Strike PLATINUM AGAIN”
I was not entirely sure where the series was gonna go after the end of the 9th floor, but here we are! Book dropped yesterday and I’ve already finished! Matt makes it a point not to waste any time getting the story told and that is exactly what he did. I was not entirely sure how more Badass these characters could become, but from the first chapter it was game on and lights out! The characters continue to evolve into more complex friends and now I have to listen to this one again because I’m sure there are elements that I missed. I WANT to…no I NEED TO see how this finishes.Jeff continues to grow as a voice actor and I am here for it. I kept thinking “how far is his depth chart of voices?” As he keeps getting new characters he keeps creating new voices. Absolutely AMAZING!!! I’m here for the Finale!
— Zell1104, Audible listener
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