Horror
The Jolly Corner
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
"The Jolly Corner," published in 1908, is considered by many to be a ghost story ranking second only to "The Turn of the Scre…
Manfred
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
Manfred is a dramatic poem in three acts by Lord Byron, and possibly a self confessional work. A noble, Manfred, is haunted by the memory of…
The Gray Plague
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Lloyd Eshbach
End of the world sci-fi tale borrows heavily from H.G. Wells' WOTW and In The Days of the Comet -- looks like fun ! ( Summary by BellonaTime…
The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales
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John Charles Dent
John Charles Dent, the author of the following remarkable stories, was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England, in 1841. His parents emigrated …
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 025
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Various
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
Bladys of the Stewponey
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Sabine Baring-Gould
The setting, geography and history of this story by Rev'd Sabine Baring-Gould, author of Onward Christian Soldiers and a number of other wel…
The Beetle
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Richard Marsh
A story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a British politician to London, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and…
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
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Charles Dickens
The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time, (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain) is a novella …
The House on the Borderland (Version 2)
Read by John Van Stan
William Hope Hodgson
This story helped propel 19th Century gothic fiction in the direction of “cosmic” horror. In fact, H.P. Lovecraft lists it as among his grea…
Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 2
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Thomas Peckett Prest
Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vampyre is a forerunner to va…
The String of Pearls
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Unknown
The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 184…
The Three Impostors
Read by Tony Oliva
Arthur Machen
Three friends in a large old dilapidated house are laughing. They seem as giddy as an acting troupe at closing night. But their laughter is …
Varney, the Vampyre Vol. 3
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Thomas Peckett Prest
This is volume 3 of 3. -- Originally published as a penny dreadful from 1845 until 1847, when it first appeared in book form, Varney the Vam…
Tales From the Vault, Volume One
Read by Neil Colquhoun
Neil Colquhoun
In 'Tales from the Vault', Scottish author Neil Colquhoun brings you a collection of 10 short stories that are linked by blood.
In 'Access D…
Garaaga's Children - Volume 1
Read by Paul Elard Cooley
Paul Elard Cooley
From prehistoric time to the present, one blood line has endured. Garaaga's children range from the Indus Valley to Mesopotamia to Jerusalem…
And They All Lived Happily Ever After!
Read by Crystal Connor
Crystal Connor
Fourteen short stories of horror, science fiction, and fantasy; 65,306 words of terror by a single author who clearly intends to one day be …
Short Science Fiction Collection 060
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Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Uncanny Tales
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Mary Louisa Molesworth
Mrs. Molesworth was during her time best known for her many children's books. It is not so well known that she also wrote some uncanny tales…