There already is book support. It’s just not on par with other media types

I didn’t even know this genre had a name

Not much weirder than Bird Box. In it, you receive an immediate urge to kill yourself from seeing the monster. Something like this would work just as well for hearing it. Some have already mentioned sirens in this thread, which also fit well.

Yep. In Bird Box, the Monsters get you when you look at them. In A Quiet Place, when you speak (or make any other sound). So I’m looking for a Monster that gets you when you hear it.

they’ve doubled down on their mistake

How so? Is JoyCon drift still a thing on the Switch 2?