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  The House of the Black Evil

  Eric Purves

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  A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Glimpses of the Unknown. A postman encounters a strange letterbox in this spooky story. He’s never seen the occupants of the house, the windows and doors are shuttered, and any letters posted through the mysterious letterbox disappear into a void of black. It isn’t long before the postman and the local community must investigate.

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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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  Dancer in the Dark The (Unabridged)

  Reggie Oliver

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  Reggie Oliver is a stage actor and playwright. His biography of Stella Gibbons was praised as "a triumph" by Hilary Spurling in the Daily Telegraph, his play Winner Takes All, was described as "the funniest evening in London", by Michael Billington in The Guardian, and his adaptation of Hennequin and Delacour's Once Bitten opened at the Orange Tree Theatre in London in December 2010.
  THE DANCER IN THE DARK: Against a black backdrop strewn with stars the silver figure in a
  long, floating dress sang and swirled, the little silk-shod feet mirrored in the polished black floor. Her voice trilled and swooped like an upper-class nightingale, with those odd strangulated vowels so alien to us today.

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  Ghostly Claus

  E.M. Leya

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  When Santa Claus appears on Lance's autopsy table, he can't believe his eyes or ears as the not-so-jolly ghost accompanying the body tells Lance he's been murdered. Solving this murder will take time as the list of suspects is growing. For some, Christmas isn't the most wonderful time of the year, but it is the most profitable. 
   
   
   
  To top it off, Lance's brother is in town visiting and he's not alone. He's got a ghost attached to him. Telling his brother that he sees ghosts just became even more important as this ghost insists Lance help him make things right before he moves on. 
   
   
   
  While the rest of the world prepares for Christmas, Lance and Angus try to salvage what they can of the holiday as they work to solve Santa's murder and keep someone from stealing everyone's holiday spirit away.

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  Nibble Nibble Crunch

  Willow Rose

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  Warning: After listening to this story, you'll never be able to look at a snowman the same way again. In the beginning, she thought it was sweet, this snowman who emerged as if from nowhere, but soon the six-year old Emma realizes that this snowman is different...very different. Nibble, Nibble, Crunch is a horror novella from Willow Rose, author of the international best-selling horror series starring the Danish reporter Rebekka Franck. It is not for the faint of heart. This book also includes an excerpt from her novel One, Two...He Is Coming for You, the first book in her Rebekka Franck series.

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  The House in the Water - The...

  Victoria Scott

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  Curl up with this rich and spellbinding gothic story of love and war, perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Eve Chase and Lucinda Riley. 
  'Beautifully written and delightfully unsettling... an evocative read, set in an unusual landscape, that will pull you in from the first page' – Rachel Burton, bestselling author of THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN. 
  A secluded house. A lost notebook. A wartime secret. 
  1942: Young Irish nurse Ellen arrives at May Day House, tasked with helping the men there rehabilitate. But there’s something strange about the house, surrounded by water, on its own island in the Thames. And then there are the men: traumatised by their experiences of war, and subject to troubling methods in a desperate race to get them back to duty. As Ellen gets drawn into the world of May Day House, she starts to realise this will be no place to hide away from her own troubles… 
  2013: Philip and Meredith are the proud new owners of May Day House. Following a string of tragedies, the couple have moved to the area in search of a new start. But all is not what it seems in the riverside community. As their plans for the rundown house meet resistance from the neighbours, Meredith finds herself slowly unravelling: she hears voices on the water, sees figures where there can be no one there. When she finds an old notebook from the war, she seeks solace in the stories about the former patients of the island. 
  But will shadows from the past threaten her future happiness – and even her life? 
  Readers LOVE The House on the Water: 
  ‘For readers of the late Lucinda Riley, this book is a great read!’ – Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘What a mesmerising Gothic timeslip mystery! I was completely surprised at every turn.’ – Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘This was a book I found entirely impossible to put down, reading into the early hours – and when I wasn’t reading, I could think of nothing else.’ – Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘Edge of your seat reading, The House In The Water has twist after twist right up to the last page.’ – Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘Totally captivating, brilliant characters both in the present and in the past. Strong, human and warm people that we can all relate to.’ – Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'The twists and turns revealed kept me turning pages way longer than I was meant to stay awake.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'It consumed me from the start. It was the first book by Victoria Scott but I certainly she she will write more.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'Atmospheric, gripping, with huge heart and impossible to put down – the very best sort of book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'Beautiful captivating prose, kept me totally engaged in both timelines.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  Wonderful. My first by this author but not the last. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'This is definitely a spellbinding and unsettling tale with a dash of romance set in WW2 and 2013 that might haunt your dreams and leave you with a lot to think about! A riveting read.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'I was engrossed in the story from the start. It is a great story.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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