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  The Black Cat

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Title: The Black Cat 
  Author: Edgar Allan Poe 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1843 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series Placement: Number 12 in the Timeless Terrors series 
  Description: 
  The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark tale of guilt, madness, and the supernatural. First published in 1843 in The Saturday Evening Post, it tells the story of a man whose descent into alcoholism and cruelty leads to shocking acts of violence, culminating in a horrifying confrontation with a seemingly malevolent feline. 
  Told through the first-person perspective of the increasingly unreliable narrator, the story explores themes of conscience, obsession, and the terrifying consequences of unchecked human depravity. Poe’s mastery of psychological horror and gothic atmosphere makes this a timeless classic. 
  This recording, narrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, brings to life the creeping tension, psychological dread, and macabre details that define Poe’s work. While the text is in the public domain, this performance is an original work and copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne. 
  Listeners should be prepared for a disturbing meditation on guilt, horror, and the dark impulses that lurk within the human psyche.

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  Tales from The Stranger Times -...

  C.K. McDonnell

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  Dive into the wondrous world of The Stranger Times with this carefully curated selection of short stories from C.K. McDonnell. 
  Experience the magical underworld of Manchester with stories featuring lovelorn trolls, blood-thirsty books and a constipated dog who may’ve accidentally consumed a portal to another dimension. Drawn from the award-winning Stranger Times podcast and re-recorded by Brendan McDonald – the superb narrator of The Stranger Times novels – this collection features the new novella The Raven. 
  Featuring McDonnell’s trademark blend of black humour, outlandish ideas and expertly realised characters, this collection is perfect for first-time listeners or existing fans keen to learn more about the world he has created. 
  Praise for The Stranger Times 
  'I loved the dry and embedded humour of this book, it's the stuff of life . . . the whole thing is great fun.' SFCROSWNEST 
  'Wonderfully dark, extremely funny' ADAM KAY, Bestselling Author of This is Going to Hurt 
  'I loved this . . . great premise - great story - great characters . . . hugely enjoyable.' 
  JODI TAYLOR, Queen of Time and author of The Chronicles of St Mary's series 
  'A gag-filled romp . . . in the spirit of Terry Pratchett.' THE TIMES 
  'Great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise.' GUARDIAN 
  'Fresh and genuinely funny.' SFX

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  Captain Rogers - From their pens...

  W Jacobs

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  William Wymark Jacobs was born on 8th September 1863 in Wapping, East London.  
  He was educated at a private school and then Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution, now part of the University of London. 
  In 1879, Jacobs began work as a clerk in the civil service, in the Post Office Savings Bank.  In 1885 his first short story was published but it was not until almost the turn of the century that he would abandon his post office career to that as a full-time writer. By then he was a very popular author, his collections selling extremely well and with an excellent income. 
  His best-known work is the macabre ‘The Monkey's Paw’ and he is also highly regarded for his ghost stories although much of his remaining short story output is streaked with humour.  His characters are immediately identifiable and we all know that life will take chunks out of them in no time at all.  
  Jacobs married the noted suffragette Agnes Eleanor Williams in 1900 at West Ham, Essex. They went on to have two daughters and three sons as they settled down to life.  
  By the outbreak of the First World War his literary output had declined and he now mainly spent his time rewriting his earlier stories for the stage.  In all he wrote 18 plays. 
  W W Jacobs died on 1st September 1943 at Hornsey Lane, Islington in London. He was 79.

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  The Tall Grass and Other Stories

  Joe R. Lansdale

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  The Tall Grass and Other Stories is a collection of my shorter fiction, many of them flash fiction. It borrows from The King and Other Stories, Unchained and Unhinged, and some never before collected.

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  The Moving Pen

  Elaine Rowe

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  Elaine Rowe is a Toronto writer who likes to write for children (and others) about unexpectedly talented animals and resourceful women. After years of hiding her light under a bushel, she decided to see if anyone else likes her stories. This one is about a meeting of a Wednesday morning women's writers group that takes a sudden and surprising turn--but the group manages things very nicely.

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  Still Talking - Stories

  Lore Segal

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  "For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature . . ." —The New York TimesThe eagerly awaited follow-up to Ladies' Lunch, beloved New Yorker writer Lore Segal's final story collection returns with further tales of the old friends who have loved and lunched together for over forty years."Segal writes with welcome clarity about life’s final years, and if her characters are not always as wise as they think they are, Segal eyes them all with the unsentimental wisdom of a life spent writing wondrous stories and essays, a career spent telling the truth." —SlateLore Segal is a master of the short story, and this collection shows her in peak form. Profound, dark, and often hilarious, Segal portrays her characters' foibles, eccentricities, and passions with great compassion and exactness, as they grapple with life, aging, and each other.Readers of Ladies Lunch will recognize the educated, urbane nonagenarian women who have been friends for a lifetime, as they tackle aging's affronts with wit, grace, and resourcefulness.With an Introduction by Vivian Gornick

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