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50 Classic Horror Short Stories 1
- Works by Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle and Many More!
- Narrated by: Anthony Maher
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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50 Classic Horror Short Stories 2
- Works by Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker and Many More!
- Written by: H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Anthony Maher
- Length: 28 hrs and 20 mins
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CONTENTS: 1. The Imp of the Perverse [Poe], 2. The Devil in the Belfry [Poe], 3. The Crawling Chaos [Lovecraft], 4. Aunt Joanna [Sabine Baring-Gould], 5. The Outsider [Lovecraft], 6. The Hound [Lovecraft], 7. The Disinterment [Lovecraft], 8. The Horror At Martin's Beach [Lovecraft], 9. The Tree On The Hill [Lovecraft], 10. The Outgoing of The Tide [John Buchan], 11. The Curse of Yig [Lovecraft], 12. The Haunter Of The Dark [Lovecraft], 13. Berenice [Poe], 14. The Angel Of The Odd [Poe], 15. Black Ram [Baring-Gould], 16. The Cask Of Amontillado [Poe], 17. Dracula's Guest [Bram Stoker].
Written by: H. P. Lovecraft, and others
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50 Classic Thriller Short Stories. Works by Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Wallace, Edith Nesbit... And Many More!
- 50 Classic Thriller Short Stories 1
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Wallace, Edith Nesbit, and others
- Narrated by: Joseph Linehan, Steven Collins
- Length: 24 hrs and 54 mins
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This Audiobook contains the following works: "The Builder" [Frank L. Packard], "The Man Who Didn't Count" [Frank L. Packard], "Red Petals" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Other Man's Story" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Shebeeners" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Waterwitch" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Brand of the Wild" [G.B Lancaster], "A Fair Smuggler" [George Newnes], "A Castaway of the South" [Gilbert Parker], "As Deep As the Sea" [Gilbert Parker], "The Gift of the Simple King" [Gilbert Parker], "The Treasure of Sacramento" [Nick Guy Boothby].
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A Disappointment
- By Elly Makuk Garnish on 2019-12-23
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe, and others
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H. P. Lovecraft. The Complete Fiction
- Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: John Miller, Adrian Griffin, Paul Phillips
- Length: 47 hrs and 51 mins
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CONTENTS: 01. The Nameless City 02. The Festival 03. The Colour Out of Space 05. The Call of Cthulhu 08-17. The Dunwich Horror 18-25. The Whisperer in Darkness 26-27. The Dreams in the Witch House 28.The Haunter of the Dark 29-33. The Shadow Over Innsmouth 34.Discarded Draft of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" 35-42. The Shadow Out of Time 43-54. At the Mountains of Madness 55-80.The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 81. Azathoth 82. Beyond the Wall of Sleep 83. Celephaïs 84. Cool Air 85. Dagon 86. Ex Oblivione 87-88. Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 89. From Beyond 90. He.
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Urgh, disappointing
- By William Mason on 2019-10-28
Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
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10 Essential Pieces of Literature
- Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Charles Dickens, and others
- Narrated by: Matthew Taylor
- Length: 87 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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This Audiobook contains the following works: "The prophet" [Khalil Gibran], "Treasure Island" [Robert Louis Stevenson], "White fang" [Jack London], "The Time machine" [H. G. Wells], "The Battle of Life" [Charles Dickens], "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes" [Arthur Conan Doyle], "The Three Musketeers" [Alexandre Dumas], "The adventures of Pinocchio" [Carlo Collodi], "Robinson Crusoe" [Daniel Defoe], "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" [Mark Twain].
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Very good collection of stories
- By Jojo on 2021-08-19
Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson, and others
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The Iliad & the Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
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The Iliad. Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy starring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the grandest adventure of all times. The Odyssey.
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Narrator was awful
- By Bobby Valentino on 2021-04-03
Written by: Homer
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Edgar Allan Poe - Complete Tales and Poems
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 40 hrs and 48 mins
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The Tales: "Metzengerstein", "The Duc De L'omelette", "A Tale Of Jerusalem", "Loss Of Breath", "Bon-Bon", "Ms. Found In A Bottle", "The Assignation", "Berenice", "Morella", "The Unparalleled Adventures Of One Hans Pfaal", "King Pest", "Shadow - A Parable", "Four Beasts In One - The Homo-Cameleopard", "Mystification","Silence - A Fable", "Ligeia", "How To Write A Blackwood Article".
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Complete Tales and Poems Incomplete
- By Anonymous User on 2020-10-03
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
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50 Classic Horror Short Stories 2
- Works by Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker and Many More!
- Written by: H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
- Narrated by: Anthony Maher
- Length: 28 hrs and 20 mins
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CONTENTS: 1. The Imp of the Perverse [Poe], 2. The Devil in the Belfry [Poe], 3. The Crawling Chaos [Lovecraft], 4. Aunt Joanna [Sabine Baring-Gould], 5. The Outsider [Lovecraft], 6. The Hound [Lovecraft], 7. The Disinterment [Lovecraft], 8. The Horror At Martin's Beach [Lovecraft], 9. The Tree On The Hill [Lovecraft], 10. The Outgoing of The Tide [John Buchan], 11. The Curse of Yig [Lovecraft], 12. The Haunter Of The Dark [Lovecraft], 13. Berenice [Poe], 14. The Angel Of The Odd [Poe], 15. Black Ram [Baring-Gould], 16. The Cask Of Amontillado [Poe], 17. Dracula's Guest [Bram Stoker].
Written by: H. P. Lovecraft, and others
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50 Classic Thriller Short Stories. Works by Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Wallace, Edith Nesbit... And Many More!
- 50 Classic Thriller Short Stories 1
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Wallace, Edith Nesbit, and others
- Narrated by: Joseph Linehan, Steven Collins
- Length: 24 hrs and 54 mins
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This Audiobook contains the following works: "The Builder" [Frank L. Packard], "The Man Who Didn't Count" [Frank L. Packard], "Red Petals" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Other Man's Story" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Shebeeners" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Waterwitch" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Brand of the Wild" [G.B Lancaster], "A Fair Smuggler" [George Newnes], "A Castaway of the South" [Gilbert Parker], "As Deep As the Sea" [Gilbert Parker], "The Gift of the Simple King" [Gilbert Parker], "The Treasure of Sacramento" [Nick Guy Boothby].
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A Disappointment
- By Elly Makuk Garnish on 2019-12-23
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe, and others
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H. P. Lovecraft. The Complete Fiction
- Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: John Miller, Adrian Griffin, Paul Phillips
- Length: 47 hrs and 51 mins
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CONTENTS: 01. The Nameless City 02. The Festival 03. The Colour Out of Space 05. The Call of Cthulhu 08-17. The Dunwich Horror 18-25. The Whisperer in Darkness 26-27. The Dreams in the Witch House 28.The Haunter of the Dark 29-33. The Shadow Over Innsmouth 34.Discarded Draft of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" 35-42. The Shadow Out of Time 43-54. At the Mountains of Madness 55-80.The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 81. Azathoth 82. Beyond the Wall of Sleep 83. Celephaïs 84. Cool Air 85. Dagon 86. Ex Oblivione 87-88. Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 89. From Beyond 90. He.
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Urgh, disappointing
- By William Mason on 2019-10-28
Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
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10 Essential Pieces of Literature
- Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Charles Dickens, and others
- Narrated by: Matthew Taylor
- Length: 87 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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This Audiobook contains the following works: "The prophet" [Khalil Gibran], "Treasure Island" [Robert Louis Stevenson], "White fang" [Jack London], "The Time machine" [H. G. Wells], "The Battle of Life" [Charles Dickens], "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes" [Arthur Conan Doyle], "The Three Musketeers" [Alexandre Dumas], "The adventures of Pinocchio" [Carlo Collodi], "Robinson Crusoe" [Daniel Defoe], "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" [Mark Twain].
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Very good collection of stories
- By Jojo on 2021-08-19
Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson, and others
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The Iliad & the Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad. Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The recent major motion picture Helen of Troy starring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the grandest adventure of all times. The Odyssey.
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Narrator was awful
- By Bobby Valentino on 2021-04-03
Written by: Homer
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Edgar Allan Poe - Complete Tales and Poems
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 40 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tales: "Metzengerstein", "The Duc De L'omelette", "A Tale Of Jerusalem", "Loss Of Breath", "Bon-Bon", "Ms. Found In A Bottle", "The Assignation", "Berenice", "Morella", "The Unparalleled Adventures Of One Hans Pfaal", "King Pest", "Shadow - A Parable", "Four Beasts In One - The Homo-Cameleopard", "Mystification","Silence - A Fable", "Ligeia", "How To Write A Blackwood Article".
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Complete Tales and Poems Incomplete
- By Anonymous User on 2020-10-03
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
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The Sherlock Holmes Collection
- Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 67 hrs and 44 mins
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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.
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another poor attempt at chapters
- By Terry Govier on 2022-02-06
Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Horror Collection
- Dracula, Frankenstein, The Call of Cthulhu, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, At the Mountains of Madness, The Raven, The Horror at Red Hook and More
- Written by: Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Stewart, TruthSurge
- Length: 44 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Inside this classic horror set, you’ll find disturbing and spine-chilling stories from some of the most beloved horror authors of all time, from Lovecraft’s strange pulp fiction to tales from the 19th century, discover the unsettling world of monsters, ancient deities, and the occult.
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It’s not bad, actually
- By Anonymous User on 2020-11-02
Written by: Bram Stoker, and others
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50 Classic Children Short Stories
- Volume 1
- Written by: Joseph Jacobs, The Brothers Grimm, Aesop, and others
- Narrated by: Nicole Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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This Audiobook contains the following works: "Tom Tit Tot", "Three Sillies", "The Rose-Tree", "The Old Woman and her Pig", "How Jack went to Seek his Fortune", "Mr. Vinegar", "Nix Nought Nothing", "Jack Hannaford", "Binnorie", "Mouse and Mouser", "Cap o' Rushes", "Teeny-Tiny", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "The Master and his Pupil", "Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse", "Jack and his Golden Snuff-Box", "The Story of the Three Bears", "Jack the Giant-Killer", "Henny-Penny", "Childe Rowland".
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it's pretty violent for a children's book.
- By James on 2020-07-01
Written by: Joseph Jacobs, and others
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Mark Twain - The Complete Novels
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Lee Howard
- Length: 58 hrs and 33 mins
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Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain: 1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Starts at Chapter 1, 2. The Prince and the Pauper Starts at Chapter 37, 3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Starts at Chapter 70, 4. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Starts at Chapter 113, 5. The American Claimant Starts at Chapter 158, 6. Tom Sawyer Abroad Starts at Chapter 184, 7. Pudd'nhead Wilson Starts at Chapter 197, 8. Tom Sawyer, Detective Starts at Chapter 219, 9. A Horse's Tale Starts at Chapter 230, 10. The Mysterious Stranger Starts at Chapter 245.
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can't beat the price
- By Tom on 2020-01-18
Written by: Mark Twain
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Oliver Twist
- Written by: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Matt Kelly
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
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The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin.
Written by: Charles Dickens
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101 True Scary Stories to Read in Bed Tonight
- Written by: Lane Loomis
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey, Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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This book contains 101 bite-sized horror stories that are intended to scare and unsettle you. These are real peoples' accounts of the creepy and the occult - of their near-misses with madmen and paranormal entities. Each chapter is a short, stand alone campfire tale, a retelling of a frightening or gruesome incident that has stuck with the teller, something that gives them pause to this day when they find themselves alone in the dark. These stories have been collected with the knowledge that real life is scarier than fiction.
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Short and creepy
- By Alex F. on 2021-11-02
Written by: Lane Loomis
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The Call of Cthulhu
- Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrated by: H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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A random murder in a public park. An artist wracked by fantastical and haunting dreams. A police inspector confronting the depraved rites of a voodoo cult. Intrepid sailors pitted against a diabolical monstrosity risen from the bottom of the sea. And one man, doomed to understand that such things foretell madness and the end of mankind.
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a classic
- By Caleb on 2022-04-19
Written by: H. P. Lovecraft
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The Extreme Horror Collection: Three Novel Box Set
- Written by: Lee Mountford
- Narrated by: Hannibal Hills
- Length: 23 hrs and 40 mins
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Three stomach-churning horror novels in one volume from master of horror, Lee Mountford. Horror in the Woods - A group of friends are lost and hunted in the woods, pursued by a family of cannibals. Tormented - Insidious experiments are taking place at Arlington Asylum, and the helpless inmates are the test subjects. The Netherwell Horror - Looking for her brother after a troubling message, a journalist ends up in the strange fishing town of Netherwell Bay. There, she uncovers a plot by a sinister cult to bring about the end of days.
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Only got through the first story
- By Kelly on 2021-08-15
Written by: Lee Mountford
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Emma
- Written by: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Beth Kesler
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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The culmination of Jane Austen's genius, a sparkling comedy of love and marriage Beautiful, clever, rich and single Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.
Written by: Jane Austen
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Peter Pan
- Written by: James Matthew Barrie
- Narrated by: Rebecca Owens
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie Peter pan, the mischievous boy who refuses to grow up, lands in the Darling's proper middle-class home to look for his shadow. He befriends Wendy, John and Michael and teaches them to fly (with a little help from fairy dust). He and Tinker Bell whisk them off to Never-land where they encounter the Red Indians, the Little Lost Boys, pirates and the dastardly Captain Hook.
Written by: James Matthew Barrie
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The Amityville Horror
- Written by: Jay Anson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property - complete with boathouse and swimming pool - and the price were too good to pass up. This is the shocking true story of an American dream that turned into a nightmare beyond imagining for the Lutz family, who were forced to flee their new home in terror.
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True? Exaggerated? Doesn't matter—scary.
- By metalxjamie on 2020-11-11
Written by: Jay Anson
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Alien: River of Pain
- An Audible Original Drama
- Written by: Christopher Golden, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Anna Friel, Philip Glenister, Colin Salmon, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, only to discover that LV-426 — where the crew of the Nostromo first came into contact with the deadly xenomorphs — has been renamed Acheron. Protected by Colonial Marines, the colonists seek to terraform the storm-swept planet against all the odds. But in the face of brutal living conditions and the daily struggles of a new world, there is humanity and hope.
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mindgasm
- By Luna on 2019-07-21
Written by: Christopher Golden, and others
Publisher's Summary
CONTENTS:
- A Suspicious Gift [Algernon Blackwood],
- Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp [Algernon Blackwood],
- The Wood of the Dead [Algernon Blackwood],
- A Baby Tramp [Ambrose Bierce],
- The Damned Thing [Ambrose Bierce],
- Dagon [H.P Lovecraft],
- The Horror of the Heights [Arthur Conan Doyle],
- The_Descendant [H.P Lovecraft],
- The Cats of Ulthar [H.P Lovecraft],
- The Evil Clergyman [H.P Lovecraft],
- He [H.P Lovecraft],
- The Book [H.P Lovecraft],
- In the Vault [H.P Lovecraft],
- Nyarlathotep [H.P Lovecraft],
- Death and the Woman [Gertrude Atherton],
- The Striding Place [Gertrude Atherton],
- Hop-Frog [Edgar Allan Poe],
- The Raven [Edgar Allan Poe],
- The Tell-Tale Heart [Edgar Allan Poe],
- Shadow [Edgar Allan Poe],
- The Beast in the Cave [H.P Lovecraft],
- The Doom That Came to Sarnath [H.P Lovecraft],
- The Vampire Maid [Hume Nisbet],
- A Tale of the Ragged Mountains [Edgar Allan Poe],
- The Demon Spell [Hume Nisbet],
- Out of the Earth [Arthur Machen],
- The Signal-Man [Charles Dickens],
- The Colloquy of Monos and Una [Edgar Allan Poe],
- Demons of the Sea [William Hope Hodgson],
- Glámir [Sabine Baring-Gould],
- Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story [Sabine Baring-Gould],
- Tales of Secret Egypt [Sax Rohmer],
- Some Words with a Mummy [Edgar Allan Poe],
- In the Dark [Edith Nesbit],
- The Sea Raiders [H. G. Wells],
- The Baron of Beauguard [Gilbert Parke],
- The Vampire [Jan Neruda],
- A Journey of Little Profit [John Buchan],
- The Keeper of Cademuir [John Buchan],
- Dickon the Devil [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu],
- The Child That Went With The Fairies [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu],
- Wicked Captain Walshawe, Of Wauling [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu],
- Two Doctors Montague [Rhodes James],
- A School Story Montague [Rhodes James],
- The Diary of Mr. Poynter Montague[ Rhodes James],
- In the Forest of Villefére by [Robert Robert E. Howard],
- The Dream Snake [Robert E. Howard],
- The Thing On the Roof [Robert E. Howard],
- The Imp of the Perverse [Edgar Allan Poe],
- The Devil in the Belfry [Edgar Allan Poe].
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- Korey
- 2020-01-06
ehhh....
Right for the price, the narration isn't terrible, but it lacks interest or emotion, though not unpleasant. This audio book has plenty of content. Some of these stories are genuinely interesting, but many are only so-so. I wish chapters were named, it would make revisiting the good stories easier. I have one more thing to say, in this reading of H.P Lovecraft's, Decendents, they pronounced it necro-MONIC-con and it made me a little sad, especially since 30 seconds prior they had pronounced it correctly, odd.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2019-12-06
Do NOT buy this if you are expecting MODERN horror
This is not a collection of modern horror stories, as some buyers are expecting (understandable considering the lurid picture the publishers chose for the cover, bordering on false advertising!) These are old classics, written more than a hundred years ago, and are for fans who like the language, pacing, and subtle, atmospheric chills found in these stories---as I do. And at this price (less than 70 cents for over 15 hours of audio), it is a must have for my collection. As in all anthologies, there will be some stories that you skip over. There is also a volume 2 in this series, also at an unbelievable price. (There are some problems with the pauses in this audio. Is a long pause a cue to tell you that a new story is beginning or is it just a pause in the story you are reading? At other times, there may be no pause between stories. This can be confusing. For the price, I can live with this.) The narration is more than adequate for this bargain selection.
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- Counselor
- 2020-03-21
Excellent old stories using archaic words.
Difficult read for narrator, but many mispronounced words and repeated phrases. Enunciation good. So little pause between stories that it is difficult to catch the transition.
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- Steve-o
- 2021-02-03
Some stories are pretty good
There are some great stories in this collection. Also some not so great ones. Struggled to get through entire book. After all it did have 50 chapters and many many hours of recordings. Took me weeks 😁
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- ER
- 2020-07-15
horrible!
if the stories are good I can't tell because the reader is so bad you don't want to listen....
worst book I have her on Audible. It should be banned from Audible
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- Nar
- 2021-10-09
Too many mispronunciations!
High school graduates know how to pronounce chasm, cupula, Greenwich, effaced and many many more. How can a professional narrator not know how to pronounce some words in nearly every story? Very distracting.
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- Tann
- 2021-08-25
Good story & Boring voice
Great story but boy voice is so boring i listen to it before going to bed every night. it never failed to put me to sleep. So i guess thats a good thing.
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- Wes Brummer
- 2021-06-06
Mostly moldy old gothics
A few classic horror stories. Mostly gothic classics (or B list gothics). Lots of stories so you can be choosey. Hardly a break between stories. It is a good value of you like old old stories.
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- dardar1116
- 2020-10-27
Not great...but not terrible either
This book would have potential, however, it is very monotone...there is no excitement. The reader shows no emotion, so it is not scary at all, which is what I was looking for Halloween.
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- shawn hayes
- 2020-08-18
terrible stories
most of the stories in this collection are so boring and hard to follow along with that i tent to stop even paying attention to it i would not recommend this