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  Pigeons from Hell

  Robert E. Howard

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  Title: Pigeons from Hell 
  Author: Robert E. Howard 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1938 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series: Timeless Terrors 
  Number: 105 
  Description: 
  Pigeons from Hell is widely regarded as one of the most chilling works of Southern Gothic horror ever written. The story follows two travelers who seek shelter for the night in a decaying plantation mansion deep in the oppressive backwoods of Georgia. What seems like a refuge from the heat quickly becomes a place of mounting dread as strange noises echo through the abandoned halls and the relentless fluttering of pigeons fills the darkened attic above. 
  Before morning comes, terror strikes — one man is found dead, his face frozen in a mask of unimaginable horror. As authorities investigate the grim scene, whispers emerge of a terrible family history tied to the crumbling estate: cruelty, madness, and dark folk traditions rooted in the region’s past. 
  Blending folklore, mystery, and supernatural horror, Robert E. Howard crafts an atmosphere thick with tension and unease. The sweltering Southern landscape, the haunted ruin of the plantation house, and the restless wings of the pigeons all combine to create a story where the past refuses to remain buried. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance brings new life to Howard’s most famous horror tale, capturing the creeping dread and nightmarish intensity that have made Pigeons from Hell a cornerstone of classic weird fiction.

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  Motherhood - From their pens to...

  Sherwood Anderson

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  Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio. 
  When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.   
  Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years. 
  He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the US-Spanish War of 1898.  He then entered Wittenberg Academy in Springfield, Ohio to complete his education before moving back to Chicago to take up a writing job. 
  In 1904 he married Cornelia Lane, her family had resources and Anderson was keen, with this family backing, to run a business. 
  The early years of their marriage produced 3 children but a nervous breakdown in 1907 and another in 1912, despite his success as a business entrepreneur, resulted in him abandoning his family and deciding that a literary career would be best for him.   
  A move back to Chicago resulted in a job in advertising, a divorce from Cornelia and marriage to Tennessee Mitchell.  
  That same year his first book ‘Windy McPherson’s Son’ was released and in 1919, his most famous book, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, a collection of short stories about life in an Ohio town was released. 
  Anderson continued to write short stories, novels and non-fiction but his only true bestseller came with ‘Dark Laughter’.  His influence on writers that followed, from Faulkner to Hemingway, was immense. He also married a further two times.   
  Sherwood Anderson died in in Colón, Panama, on the 8th March, 1941. He was 64. An autopsy revealed that a swallowed toothpick had resulted in peritonitis. 
  His headstone epitaph reads ‘Life, Not Death is the Great Adventure.’

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  The Cone

  H. G. Wells

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  In H.G. Wells' gripping tale "The Cone," a visceral story of revenge unfolds within the industrial setting of an ironworks. The narrative follows Horrocks, the ironworks manager, as he guides his friend Raut through the smoky, infernal landscape of his domain. Unbeknownst to Raut, Horrocks is aware of an affair between Raut and his wife. The tour takes a dark turn as Horrocks, fueled by betrayal and rage, leads Raut to the mouth of a gigantic smelting furnace—the cone. Wells masterfully builds tension, culminating in a shocking, tragic climax that explores themes of passion, jealousy, and the destructive power of human emotions.

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  The Feast in the Abbey

  Robert Bloch

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  Title: The Feast in the Abbey 
  Author: Robert Bloch 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1935 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series: Timeless Terrors 
  Number: 111 
  Description: 
  The Feast in the Abbey is a grim and atmospheric tale of monastic corruption, forbidden rites, and creeping supernatural dread. 
  Set in a remote medieval abbey shrouded in secrecy, the story follows a devout monk who begins to suspect that something profoundly unholy festers beneath the pious rituals of his brethren. Whispers echo through candlelit corridors, forbidden books circulate in shadow, and strange preparations are made for a feast unlike any sanctioned by the Church. 
  As the night of the gathering approaches, sacred vows give way to blasphemous ceremony. What begins as uneasy suspicion grows into mounting horror when the narrator discovers the true nature of the abbey’s hidden devotion — an allegiance not to heaven, but to darker, older powers that hunger for tribute. 
  Bloch’s prose drips with gothic atmosphere: crumbling stone cloisters, guttering tapers, echoing chants, and the suffocating weight of spiritual decay. Beneath the medieval setting lies a deeper theme — the terror of corrupted faith and the peril of secret knowledge guarded behind holy walls. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the oppressive atmosphere and mounting dread of Bloch’s dark vision. The Feast in the Abbey remains a haunting excursion into cloistered horror, where sanctity masks sacrilege and the feast is prepared not for man alone.

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  Van Bibber and Others

  Richard Harding Davis

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  Van Bibber and Others by Richard Harding Davis is a vibrant collection of short stories that captures the energy, wit, and social observation that define the author's celebrated style. Through a series of engaging narratives, Davis presents a range of memorable characters navigating the complexities of urban life, social expectation, and personal ambition.
  
  At the heart of the collection is Van Bibber, a charming and quick-witted figure who moves through society with ease, encountering situations that reveal both humor and deeper truths about human behavior. Alongside his adventures, the additional stories explore themes of courage, reputation, romance, and moral choice, each unfolding with vivid detail and dramatic pacing.
  
  Davis's writing is known for its clarity, liveliness, and cinematic quality, bringing each scene to life with precision and emotional resonance. His ability to blend entertainment with insight makes every story both enjoyable and thought-provoking.
  
  Van Bibber and Others is an excellent choice for readers who appreciate classic short fiction, character-driven storytelling, and tales filled with charm, irony, and social insight.

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  The Dream - From their pens to...

  O Henry

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  William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3 his mother died from tuberculosis. From an early age it was clear Porter had a large appetite for reading as he absorbed the world around him. 
  He first attended at a school run by his aunt before enrolling at the Lindsey Street High School and then worked at his uncle’s drugstore and gained a pharmacists’ license in 1881.  
  A persistent cough took him to Texas in the hope that a change of climate would help his symptoms. He took on various types of work, initially from ranch hand and cook and then as varied as pharmacist, draftsman, bank teller and journalist. He also began to write, though for now, purely as a hobby. 
  He was a member of several singing and dramatic groups when he met 17 year old Athol Estes, daughter of a wealthy Austin family. Despite her mother’s objection owing to Athol’s tuberculosis, they began courting and in July 1887, they eloped and soon married. 
  Athol, impressed by his writing, encouraged him to get them published. A job as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office paid a healthy $100 dollars per month and life was good. 
  But then life turned cruel. His son died a few hours after birth although a daughter, Margaret, came the following year.  His job had to be vacated but another was found at the First National Bank of Austin. The bank operated informally and Porter was careless in keeping the books. He lost that job but began writing for the humourous weekly The Rolling Stone and the Houston Post. Some time later the federal Bank auditors went through his former accounts and he was arrested on charges of embezzlement. 
  Porter fled the day before his trial to Honduras. Holed up for several months he began to write.  Athol had become too ill to travel to meet him and learning that her health was deteriorating he surrendered to the court in February 1897.  Bail was obtained so that he could stay with Athol during her final days.  
  Porter was sentenced to five years at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. His pharmacy qualifications got him the job of night druggist.  His sentence also gave him time to write and publish fourteen short stories. In December 1899 in McClure’s Magazine he published a short story as O Henry.  
  He was released two years early in July 1901, and reunited with Margaret, now 11, in Pittsburgh.  He now began his most prolific period of writing; a short story per week for the New York World, while also publishing works in other magazines.  Eventually over 600 of his short stories were published. 
  Porter was a heavy drinker and in 1908 his health, which had deteriorated for several years, took a dramatic turn for the worse, as did his writing.  
  O Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver complicated by diabetes and an enlarged heart on 5th June 1910.

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