It Waits on the Top Floor Audiobook By Ben Farthing cover art

It Waits on the Top Floor

Horror Lurks Beneath, Book 1

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

It Waits on the Top Floor

By: Ben Farthing
Narrated by: KC Johnston
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

The tower appeared overnight, but it wants to keep you forever.

Thursday night, it was a dirt lot.

Friday morning, it was a 60-story skyscraper.

A tech billionaire wants the building’s secrets for herself. She hires a team to reverse-engineer the overnight construction, but she knows more than she’s letting on.

A curious nine-year-old decides there’s treasure inside and goes exploring. His terrified dad chases close behind. Inside, the facade of an empty office building is quickly shattered. Ghostly figures stalk the explorers. The walls themselves are hungry. And something is waiting on the top floor.

©2020 Benjamin Farthing (P)2023 Benjamin Farthing Horror Scary
Compelling Concept • Cosmic Horror • Entertaining Storyline • Vivid Writing • Gripping Suspense
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
Farthing writes vividly so you feel like you’re in the story! I finished listening in 2 days! Can’t wait to listen to the next one!

Scary fun

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved this cosmic horror tale, and Eddie will live inside my heart forever. I feel like I’m going to think twice entering any office building or elevator.

Claustrophobic and compelling

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

This is an excellent cosmic horror story about a skyscraper that shows up overnight out of nowhere, maybe an alternate reality? It’s a really creepy storyline with no downtime, plenty of action and keeps moving forward. I was invested in the characters and they were interesting and well developed. Among them a father and son, a flawed woman billionaire and a college professor. I am looking forward to reading much more of this authors work and recommend this book to all horror fans especially lovers of cosmic horror. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook while reading along on the kindle. The audio version was very well performed and added a great deal to how I felt about the story.

Excellent Cosmic Horror …

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The beginning was a bit slow but once they got inside it picks up. The thing at the top was a bit anntic after all the build up , I mean the title says it all, It waits on the top floor. So you are already expecting and waiting to see what it will be. But overall I did enjoy it and it kept me listening throughout. And I will definitely check out the next in the series when it comes out. I believe it’s worth your credit and don’t believe anyone would be disappointed.

Entertaining

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I absolutely loved this book. It had long leggity beasties, a bizarre building, good protagonists & villains, & a great ending. I smiled the whole time I was listening...and giggled ghoulish (scaring my neighbors while on the sun deck. 😃😁 Definitely treat yourself to this super-fun beach read. I'm about to buy the authors other audiobooks & Kindle books; I'm a total fan!

Good, old-school horror!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
While a few things get mildly repetitive the overall story is unexpected and quite great. Very engaging and can’t wait to read more

Weird and creepy and surprisingly sweet

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The book feels like it’s droning on in some parts, but the overall storyline is interesting.

Not a lot of Standard Mythos going on, Decent Story Arc

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Started kinda iffy, but picked up had some twists & turns to keep my attention. Ended with an open for book #2 if author wanted to continue….

I. Had a hard time turning off the book…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Audiobook Review
Title: It Waits on the Top Floor
Author: Ben Farthing
Narrator: KC Johnston
Book Rating: 3.75 Stars
Narration Rating: 4 Stars

It Waits on the Top Floor by Ben Farthing is a fast, fun, quick read that kept me entertained throughout. From the beginning pages to the epic conclusion of the story, I was left on the edge of my seat with dread, waiting for the final shoe to drop.

When a 60-story skyscraper appears overnight many people start questioning how that happened. A team was quickly put together to break into the building and reverse engineer it to learn how it just appeared. When a curious nine-year-old hears there might be treasure inside he goes exploring. His newly adopted dad joins the team to find his son. What seems like an empty office building soon becomes a place of terror with haunting creatures following their every move. Everything in this place is evil, and it keeps drawing them to the top floor.

As I said previously, this story is compelling and really drew me in. The narration was top-notch, and each character had their own voice. I never had to question what character was talking. One of the things that dropped my rating a little bit was some of the conversations the characters were having seemed either a little too forced or just unnatural. Especially when it came to the dad, I feel like the conversations made it want to search the building more instead of finding his son, and I just didn’t feel like that was real.

Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy this story. I sped through it constantly wondering what was next and looking forward to what waiting on the top floor. I enjoyed the liminal spaces aspect, as well as the cosmic horror that appeared throughout. If you are looking for a fast read that will instantly pull you in and doesn’t pull any punches, pick this one up now!

Quick and Exciting

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
my biggest thing though is they could of use more detail especially with creatures. of had more! He could of done allot more with the ending and visuals all around

loved the concept of the story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews