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Welcome to Volume Five of one of the world's largest collections of high quality, classic horror short-story audiobooks. If you're at home, then get some logs ready and put on your most comfortable slippers, as we kick things off with Doug Bradley's well-researched introduction to the authors and stories featured in this volume....

Welcome to Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Four, part of what is on the way of becoming the world's largest collection of high quality, classic horror short-story audiobooks. We start with Doug Bradley's well-researched introduction to the authors and stories featured in this volume. Launching us into "Lost Hearts", M. R. James' creepy tale of ghostly children seeking revenge and peace from the man who caused their untimely demise.

Welcome to Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Six, part of the world's largest collection of high-quality, classic horror audiobooks. Are you ready for our latest installment of enthralling horror masterpieces? Good, then we'll begin with Doug's well researched and passionate introduction to the authors and stories in this volume. This is closely followed by his literary majesty, Edgar Allen Poe, with the well known classic tale "The Pit and the Pendulum".

Doug Bradley's Spinechillers takes you into the world of classic short horror stories read by Hollywood horror icons. We get underway with H. P. Lovecraft, who explores dark deception in "The Terrible Old Man". An unearthed, long-forgotten artifact, is protected by powers intent on punishing those who would remove it, in M. R. James' "A Warning to the Curious".

A chilling collection of ghost stories containing Rats by MR James, The Raven and Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe, The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde, A Tough Tussle by Ambrose Bierce and The Signalman by Charles Dickens. In Rats, Mr Thompson comes to regret his decision to investigate a locked room in a country inn, and in The Signalman, the subject of the story is haunted by ghostly appearances that always precede tragic events.

Volume 12 begins with Doug Bradley's well-researched insight into the stories and their authors. This is followed by what H. P. Lovecraft considered to be one of his best stories, "The Music of Eric Zann". "The Tool" by W. F. Harvey is a horrifying tale narrated by an inmate of a mental institution. Next Edgar Allan Poe revisits his terrifying fear of being buried alive in "The Premature Burial". Then an eavesdropper overhears five creepy and scary ghost stories in Charles Dickens "To Be Read at Dusk".

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On a stormy night in San Francisco, the narrator visits Mohun Dampier, an old friend he has not seen in years. He finds him living alone in a strange tower on a hill, pale, aged beyond his years and waiting for something. Then a soft knocking comes from...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On a quiet bridge in northern Alabama, Peyton Farquhar stands condemned to death. As Confederate soldiers prepare to execute him, his thoughts turn to his wife, his home, and the events that brought him to this final moment. Ambrose Bierce’s An...

"Um habitante de Carcosa" foi publicado, pela primeira vez, em 25 de dezembro de 1886, no número de Natal do San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) foi um autor, editor e jornalista norte-americano que ficou conhecido pelos seus contos...

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce, is a masterfully crafted short story that transports the audience to the heart of the American Civil War. Peyton Farquhar, a plantation owner, is captured by Union soldiers and sentenced to death by hanging. In his final moments, in a desperate attempt to escape, his mind wanders between reality and illusion. Will he manage to return to his beloved family?

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On a bitter winter night in the Sierra Nevada, in a lonely cabin above a played-out mining camp, Hiram Beeson sits before his fire and does not sleep. He has not slept properly in years. Beneath the floorboards lies a Chinese labourer he buried himself...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Little Jo Salter is barely old enough to walk when fate begins its cruel work. Orphaned by a plague that sweeps the town of Blackburg — a place already famous for unnatural wonders, where crimson snow once fell from the sky — the child is passed...

Behind every battle fought during the American Civil War stood ordinary men and women whose lives were forever changed by extraordinary circumstances. In these seventeen classic stories and historical sketches, young soldiers confront the harsh realities of war, families are divided by loyalty...

The American Civil War was fought not only by armies, but by extraordinary individuals whose courage, ingenuity, and determination shaped the course of history. In these seventeen classic stories and historical accounts, daring raiders steal a locomotive deep behind enemy lines. Prisoners tunnel...

A haunting tale of grief, isolation, and the uncanny, The Boarded Window recounts the tragic story of a lonely frontiersman living in the remote American wilderness. Long after his mysterious death, neighbours speculate about the boarded-up window of his abandoned cabin, uncovering a chilling secret that blurs the line between human tragedy and supernatural horror.

A haunting masterpiece of early weird fiction, An Inhabitant of Carcosa follows a solitary wanderer who awakens in a strange and desolate landscape, searching for the city he once called home. As he journeys through the unfamiliar wilderness, unsettling discoveries gradually reveal a profound and unforgettable truth about time, memory, and mortality.

One of the most anthologized short stories in American literature, Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' is regarded as a remarkable feat of genius, and has gone on to influence the likes of Ernest Hemingway and William Golding amongst others. A haunting exploration of death, 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' masterfully blurs the lines between perception and reality in the final moments of a man's life. Set during the American Civil War, it follows Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathiser, facing execution by Union soldiers.

Angst, Dunkelheit & das Grauen im Verborgenen – Ambrose Bierces unheimliche Schauergeschichte voller psychologischer Spannung, atmosphärisch gesprochen von Jürgen Fritsche. Was als friedliche Sommernacht beginnt, entwickelt sich zunehmend zu einem Albtraum. Zwischen flirrender Stille, wachsender Unsicherheit und unerklärlichen Ereignissen geraten Wahrnehmung und Wirklichkeit ins Wanken. Mit psychologischem Feingefühl und düsterer Präzision erzählt Bierce eine Geschichte über Angst, Isolation und das Unsichtbare hinter der vertrauten Welt.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Thirty-five years vanished between one breath and the next. A dazed man wanders into a Civil War army camp at night, certain he is a young lieutenant reporting for duty — and certain the war is still raging around him. The soldiers who find him see...

Dive into the nuances of language and the art of communication with "Write it Right," a podcast that celebrates the intricacies of English expression. Each episode features a new complete audiobook that showcases witty critiques and insightful alternatives to commonly misunderstood phrases and grammatical faux pas. This rotating collection invites listeners to engage with the evolution of language, exploring how style and taste have shifted over time. It's not just about correcting errors; it's a unique exploration of how words shape our thoughts and culture. With every episode, discover the ...