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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  Rudyard Kipling

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  Kipling in these more modern times is increasingly seen as an apologist for the bad ways of evil empires.  It’s a simplistic analysis and avoids much of his literary talent that is entertaining, scary and down right brilliant story telling whatever the background it is based on or comes from.   
   
  01 - Top 10 - Rudyard Kipling - An Introduction 
  02 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 1 
  03 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 2 
  04 - They 
  05 - The Phantom Rickshaw 
  06 - My Own True Ghost Story 
  07 - Mark of the Beast 
  08 - Baa Baa Black Sheep 
  09 - The Maltese Cat 
  10 - Mary Postgate 
  11 - The Gardener 
  12 -At the End of the Passage

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  Origin of Mystery

  X.E. Anomaly

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  ''After a mysterious asteroid impacts the planet Deluuvius, nameless horrors emerge from it and spread swiftly out from the crater in all directions. The planet’s primitive inhabitants come to investigate, but are attacked immediately. The people know nothing of the invaders, and that merciful ignorance is their only defense against the immortal alien abominations. Millions of years in the past, a faceless trio of incomprehensible entities emerged from a distant corner of reality and gave life to the abominations. They are the Three, and their home was a place beyond the reach of reason, but after a great struggle, they and their creations are eventually driven into the many haunted wastelands of Deluuvius. Thousands of years later, Dash, a brave individual with an uncertain youth, must travel into each of the treacherous wastelands to discover his enemies’ origins. Dash must solve the mystery of the Three in the most stunning mixture of fantasy and science fiction ever told.'' (Origin of Mystery is a pivotal work that this fully voiced audio-drama brings to life with sound-effects and original music.)

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  The Turn of the Screw

  Henry James

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  The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 gothic horror novella by Henry James which first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly from January 27 to April 16, 1898. On October 7, 1898, it was collected in The Two Magics, published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. The novella follows a governess who, caring for two children at a remote country house, becomes convinced that they are haunted. The Turn of the Screw is considered a work of both Gothic and horror fiction. 
  In the century following its publication, critical analysis of the novella underwent several major transformations. Initial reviews regarded it only as a frightening ghost story, but, in the 1930s, some critics suggested that the supernatural elements were figments of the governess' imagination. In the early 1970s, the influence of structuralism resulted in an acknowledgement that the text's ambiguity was its key feature. Later approaches incorporated Marxist and feminist thinking. 
  The novella has been adapted several times, including a Broadway play (1950), a chamber opera (1954), two films (in 1961 and 2020), and a miniseries (2020). 
  On Christmas Eve, an unnamed narrator and some of his friends are gathered around a fire. One of them, Douglas, reads a manuscript written by his sister's late governess. The manuscript tells the story of her being hired by a man who has become responsible for his young niece and nephew following the deaths of their parents. He lives mainly in London and has a country house in (fictional) Bly, Essex... 
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  Narrator: Logan Keen 
  Author: Henry James 
  Date of original publication: 1898 
  Genre: Gothic horror novella 
  Language : English 
  Version : unabridged, full/complete 
  Without subtitles

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  Life in Cars A (Unabridged)

  Rosalie Parker

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  Rosalie Parker runs the independent UK publishing house Tartarus Press with R. B. Russell. Her previous collections include The Old Knowledge (Swan River Press 2010) and Damage (PS Publishing 2016). "In the Garden" was selected for Best New Horror 21 (2010), and "Random Flight" for Best British Horror 2015. Rosalie lives in Coverdale, North Yorkshire, the magnificent landscape of which inspires and sometimes provides the settings for her writing.
  A LIFE IN CARS: You've been visiting for some time and I've made very little effort to communicate. I have nothing against you - you are well turned out in your skirt and twin-set, your hair in its careful bun. I cannot fault your appearance; you seem the right sort: clean, punctual, intelligent. Even your persistence is commendable.

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  The Dunwich Horror

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  Dive into the chilling world of cosmic horror with "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft, now available as an electrifying audiobook. In this spine-tingling tale, listeners will journey to the remote village of Dunwich, where dark forces lurk beneath the surface of reality, waiting to unleash unspeakable terror upon the unsuspecting inhabitants. 
  As the story unfolds, listeners will be drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue surrounding the Whateley family, whose sinister secrets threaten to unleash unimaginable horrors upon the world. With its eerie atmosphere, otherworldly creatures, and palpable sense of dread, "The Dunwich Horror" is a masterful example of Lovecraft's signature blend of cosmic terror and psychological horror. 
  Perfect for fans of the macabre and the supernatural, this audiobook delivers a gripping performance that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats until the very end. Whether you're a seasoned Lovecraft enthusiast or new to the world of cosmic horror, "The Dunwich Horror" promises to haunt your dreams and leave you questioning the nature of reality itself. 
  So, if you're ready to confront the darkness that lurks at the edge of the universe, start listening to "The Dunwich Horror" today and experience the spine-chilling brilliance of H.P. Lovecraft's imagination. Start Listening to "The Dunwich Horror" today!

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  The Infiltration - Who has the...

  Jyothi Seshan

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  Running smoothly on oiled wheels, the prestigious Goal High School in the Emirates, is anything but talkworthy, till a string of deaths and disappearances catapults the school into public limelight. The macabre remains of the sturdy nightwatchman is believed to have been caused by a wild dog attack. While parents panic, the eleventh graders take it up as a challenge and venture into the school premises at night to retrieve a cap that had been placed in their classroom as the object of a dare. The list of missing students multiply, baffling the investigating team and plunging the parents of the wards into grim despair. The residents of Abu Dhabi are gripped in a thrall of shock as the school slides deeper into the quicksand of terror. Frustrated by the dearth of customary leads, how was this baffling mystery going to be solved?

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