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  The Island of Doctor Moreau

  H. G. Wells

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  Step into the eerie and unsettling world of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells, a gripping tale brought to life by the compelling narration of George Griffin. This science fiction classic follows Edward Prendick, who finds himself stranded on a mysterious island inhabited by grotesque hybrid creatures, the results of the sinister experiments of Doctor Moreau. As Prendick uncovers the horrifying truth about the island, he faces questions of morality, humanity, and the limits of scientific exploration. 
  Perfect for fans of gothic horror and speculative fiction, this audiobook captures the suspense and intrigue of Wells’s timeless masterpiece. George Griffin’s narration immerses listeners in the dark and foreboding atmosphere of the island, making for an unforgettable experience. 
  Blending elements of mystery, science fiction, and existential dread, The Island of Doctor Moreau remains a thought-provoking exploration of ethics and the unknown, offering a chilling tale that resonates with modern audiences.

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  A Night of Horrors - A group of...

  Anton Chekhov

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  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860 in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia.  
  His family life was difficult; his father was strict and over-bearing but his mother was a passionate story-teller, a subject Chekhov warmed to. As he later said; ‘our talents we got from our father, but our soul from our mother’.  
  At school Chekhov was distinctly average. At 16 his father mis-managed his finances and was declared bankrupt. His family fled to Moscow. Chekhov remained and eked out a living by various means, including writing and selling short sketches to newspapers, to finish his schooling. That completed and with a scholarship to Moscow University obtained he rejoined his family. 
  He was able to help support them by selling satirical sketches and vignettes of Russian lifestyles and gradually obtained further commissions. In 1884, he qualified as a physician and, although it earned him little, he often treated the poor for free, he was fond of saying ‘Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.’ 
  His own health was now an issue as he began to cough up blood, a symptom of tuberculosis.  Despite this his writing success enabled him to move the family into more comfortable accommodation.  
  Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories which included many, many classics including ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Lady with a Dog’.  His collection ‘At Dusk’ won him the coveted Pushkin Prize when was only 26.  
  He was also a major playwright beginning with the huge success of ‘Ivanov’ in 1887.   
  In 1892 Chekhov bought a country estate north of Moscow. Here his medical skills and money helped the peasants tackle outbreaks of cholera and bouts of famine. He also built three schools, a fire station and a clinic.  It left him with less time for writing but the interactions with real people gained him detailed knowledge about the peasantry and their living conditions for his stories.  
  His most famous work, ‘The Seagull’ was received disastrously at its premiere in St Petersburg. It was later restaged in Moscow to highlight its psychological aspects and was a huge success. It led to ‘Uncle Vanya’, ‘The Three Sisters’ and ‘The Cherry Orchard’.  
  Chekhov suffered a major lung hemorrhage in 1897 while visiting Moscow. A formal diagnosis confirmed tuberculosis and the doctors ordered changes to his lifestyle.  
  Despite a dread of weddings the elusive literary bachelor quietly married the actress Olga Knipper, whom he had met at rehearsals for ‘The Seagull’, on 25th May 1901. 
  By May 1904 with his tuberculosis worsening and death imminent he set off for the German town of Badenweiler writing cheerful, witty letters to his family and assuring them his health was improving.  
  On 15th July 1904 Anton Chekhov died at Badenweiler.  He was 44.

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  Celeste Files: Unjust

  Kristine Mason

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  Dealing with the dead is murder…Psychic Celeste Kain has two things on her mind, relaxing for a week in Florida with her husband, John, and making a baby. But a fishing trip turns her vacation into a nightmare when she reels in the body of a dead boat captain and accidentally unleashes an evil ghost who has one thing on his mind…revenge.As the dead boat captain haunts Celeste, she looks deeper into his past and discovers that his murderer had done the world a favor. The ghost tormenting Celeste doesn’t see it that way and will go to any length to avenge his death. If Celeste won’t give him what he wants, he will take over her body and use her as a weapon…to kill her husband.Celeste Risinski, the heroine of Shadow of Danger (Book 1 C.O.R.E. Shadow Trilogy), is back with her own series. Join her as she learns how to deal with being a wife, mom, baker and…psychic investigator.

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  The Shaman

  Rachel Lawson

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  "Hello, my son is possessed," a man said on the phone to a Shaman.  
   "What proof do you have?" asked the Shaman. 
   "He is acting like a psychopath he is disrespectful and dangerous and he rambles about being an avenging angel." moaned a man in a lab coat and glasses. 
   "Has he spoken to a doctor he sounds like he needs a psychologist, not a Shaman," said the Shaman. 
   "His doctor thinks he needs to be convinced he's been exorcised to make him heal he is deluded," said Dr Blake Alexander his son's doctor. 
   "I can go through the exorcism as a placebo," said the Shaman. 
   "Thank you," said Dr Alexander. 
  How crazy can an exorcism get?

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  The Hungry Forest

  Vaultkeeper

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  Komorebi no Sato: The Shattered Mirror Cycle 
  “There is no truth—only the stories we cling to while the darkness eats us.”The Hungry Forest 
  She ran from her past. Now, it's hunting her. 
  Rin Saito, once a celebrated Tokyo journalist, is now a disgraced pariah, her career and reputation in ruins. But the city's shadows offer no escape when a chilling call drags her back to Komorebi, the isolated village of her childhood, a place she desperately tried to forget. Her mother, the village priestess, has disappeared, leaving behind a legacy of cryptic prophecies and a terrifying secret: "The forest is hungry." 
  In Komorebi, silence is a weapon, and the ancient Guardian Trees watch with predatory eyes. As Rin fights to uncover the truth behind her mother's vanishing, she confronts a village gripped by fear, whispered legends of a shattered mirror, and a forest with an insatiable appetite. Caught in a terrifying cycle of sacrifice and ancient power, Rin must race against time to unravel Komorebi's mysteries and escape the hungry darkness before it consumes her too.A literary audio series blending psychological horror, speculative folklore, and metafictional experimentation.  
  Prepare to be devoured by The Hungry Forest, the pulse-pounding first book in The Shattered Mirror Cycle, where folklore and fear collide in a desperate battle for survival.

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  Angel Eye

  Madeleine Nakamura

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  BOOK 2 OF THE CURSEBREAKERS SERIES, FEATURED #1 ON KIRKUS REVIEWS' 20 SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY NOVELS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND 
   
   
   
  Author Madeleine Nakamura plunges listeners back into her spellbinding series, where Professor Adrien Desfourneaux's journey through peril, passion, and dark magic takes a thrilling new turn in Angel Eye. 
   
   
   
  "A queer, smart, bewitching read." —Meredith Katz, author of The Cybernetic Tea Shop 
   
   
   
  When a healer begins murdering hospital patients, Professor Adrien Desfourneaux discovers that the threat is far closer to him than he could have imagined. 
   
   
   
  Still recovering from a recent institutionalization and unable to trust his own mind or magic, Adrien is drawn into the witch hunt as suspicion falls upon those closest to him. The city's inquisitors and witchfinders are losing control, the magicians are growing more and more resentful, and the scars from Adrien's last brush with disaster refuse to fade. To put an end to the innocent deaths, to keep his dearest friends, and to prove himself worthy of a potential new romance, Adrien is forced to confront his own blind spots before he's fatally ensnared by the angel of death's machinations.

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