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Embrace Halloween vibes with a hand-picked selection of spooky stories from some of our favourite authors. Some are spine-tingling, some are sweet, all of them are perfect for snuggling up with on a dark and stormy night...
Immerse yourself in the masterful world of M.R. James, the legendary author of ghost stories that redefined the genre. Containing 30 chilling stories, including classics like "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book", "The Mezzotint", "Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad", and "Casting the Runes", this audiobook is a must-listen for fans of psychological horror and suspense. James' antiquarian ghost stories transport you to contemporary settings where ancient artifacts and relics unleash malevolent forces, exploring the darker aspects of human nature. With his unique blend of realism and supernatural terror, M.R. James pioneered a new era of horror storytelling. His influence can be seen in many modern adaptations, including film and television. This audiobook is fully indexed, allowing you to easily navigate to individual stories and chapters. Experience the paranormal atmosphere and chilling encounters that have made M.R. James a master of the genre. Features: - 30 classic ghost stories, including "The Ash-Tree", "Count Magnus", and "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" - Narration that has received critical acclaim - Fully indexed for easy navigation - A complete collection of James' five volumes of ghost stories. - Explores themes of psychological horror, suspense, and the supernatural.Show book
For Karyn, it was the howling. The howling that had heralded the nightmare in Drago, the nightmare that had joined her husband Roy to the she-wolf Marcia and should have ended forever with the fire. But it hadn’t. Roy and Marcia were still alive, deadly, and thirsty for the most horrifying vengeance imaginable.Show book
Everyone has secrets, some deadlier than others. Psychic Ryley St. James's secrets threaten to kill her, and now both the living and the dead are out for blood. There's nothing that Ryley hates worse than her father, but serial killers rank a close second. Alive or dead, they're all the same—they need to be stopped. When a ghostly serial killer torments a young girl, Ryley must put an end to his reign of terror and figure out a way to shove him into the great beyond. But when a fellow psychic turns up dead, and another one suddenly goes missing, Ryley suspects that it's not just the ghostly threats she needs to worry about. There's also a live predator lurking somewhere in the shadows. As she gets closer to the truth, she's forced to confront her own personal demons. Her father's sinister presence is getting dangerously close to her life, the reapers are demanding answers, and the ghostly serial killer wants to add her to his body count. It's not a matter of if she'll die but who will get credit for killing her first. Can she keep it together long enough to battle the secrets from her past and deal with these new killers before it's too late?Show book
More classic horror narrations on Jonathan Dunne Horror Stories & Audiobooks: https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanDunneHorrorAudiobooks Title: History of the Necronomicon Author: H. P. Lovecraft Narrator: Jonathan Dunne Original Publication: 1927 Public Domain: Yes Series Placement: Timeless Terrors No. 73 Description: History of the Necronomicon is H. P. Lovecraft’s definitive account of the most infamous forbidden book in all of weird fiction — a chilling pseudo-scholarly document that blurs the line between fiction, mythology, and cosmic terror. Presented as a historical essay, the text traces the origins, translations, suppressions, and rumored survivals of the dreaded Necronomicon, written by the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred. Through its calm, academic tone, Lovecraft constructs an unsettling sense of authenticity, cataloging lost manuscripts, secret libraries, and vanished scholars while hinting at nameless horrors lurking beyond human comprehension. The true terror lies not in spectacle, but in implication — the suggestion that forbidden knowledge persists, hidden just beyond the reach of reason, waiting for the reckless or the curious. Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance emphasizes the text’s eerie restraint and mounting unease, transforming dry scholarship into a gateway to cosmic dread. What begins as literary history becomes a quiet invocation of forces humanity was never meant to understand. Part of Timeless Terrors, a series devoted to reviving the most influential works of classic horror, History of the Necronomicon stands as a cornerstone of Lovecraft’s mythos — a masterful reminder that knowledge itself can be the most terrifying horror of all.Show book
It’s 1982. The past is catching up to the present for Barbara Bixby. As Lea, Cooke, and Billie piece together her previous lives it becomes clear. Barbara is not the only one that suffers from her violent condition. One summer back in 1911, a stranger came to her door, sending both of them on a wild chase through a rapidly changing world. These two immortal monsters from opposite sides of the world not only share a morbid bond, but also the desire to hang on to who they were before. That desire might be the thing that destroys them...or it might be the thing that saves them from monsters more dangerous than either can face alone.Show book
This lovely (and nevertheless rather spooky) tale by Nikolai Gogol is rooted in Ukrainian lore. It starts quite ordinary - a young man is in love with a beautiful young girl, but other people and unforeseen circumstances stand in the way of their happiness. Quite unexpectedly, our young hero receives an offer of help from a very unlikely source.Show book
