Edgar Allan Poe
When the mutilated bodies of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter are found in the rue Morgue, detective C. Auguste Dupin is faced with the most puzzling case of his career as witness accounts contradict each other and key evidence from the perpetrator does not appear to be human. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is recognized as the first detective story and the model for Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.
A pioneer of the short story genre,
...6) The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum & Other Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Includes: The Fall of the House of Usher · The Pit and the Pendulum · The Black Cat · The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar · The Cask of Amontillado · Ligeia · The Tell-Tale Heart · The Masque of the Red Death · The Premature Burial · The Raven
The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly,
...Doug Bradley's Spinechillers takes you into the world of classic short horror stories read by Hollywood horror icons. Volume 7 starts off with Edgar Allan Poe's story of a gifted boy hounded by his shadow, "William Wilson." We take to the sky's with a pilots investigation into unexplainable events thousands of feet above ground in Athur Conan Doyle's "A Horror of the Heights." Next up, Ambrose Bierce plays with time in "The Suitable Surroundings."
...Welcome to Doug Bradley's Spinechillers Volume Four, what is on the way of becoming the world's largest collection of high quality, classic horror short story audiobooks. We start with Doug Bradley's well researched introduction to the authors and stories featured in this volume. Launching us into "Lost Hearts," M.R. James' creepy tale of ghostly children seeking revenge and peace from the man who caused their untimely demise. Next up is "The Damned
...Welcome to Doug Bradley's Spinechillers Volume Six, one of the world's largest collection of high quality, classic horror audiobooks. Are you ready for our latest installment of enthralling horror masterpieces? Good, then we'll begin with Doug's well researched and passionate introduction to the authors and stories in this volume. This is closely followed by his literary majesty, Edgar Allen Poe, with the well known classic tale "The Pit and the
...Volume 11 begins with Doug's well researched insight into the stories and their authors. This is followed by Edgar Allan Poe's highly acclaimed gothic romance "Ligeia." Disc 2 presents Ambrose Bierce's haunting "A Fruitless Assignment" and HP Lovecraft's dark and disturbing "Pickman's Model." Disc 3 brings us Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sinister masterpiece uncovering the mysteries surrounding "Blue John Gap" and the "Terror" that lurks within it.
...It is virtually impossible to overstate Edgar Allan Poe's importance in the field of American literature. He is credited not only with inventing or significantly advancing the short story, detective fiction, and science fiction, but also with being one of the first Americans to pursue a career in writing as a vocation. This comprehensive volume is a career-spanning collection of Poe's stories and poems.
13) Edgar Allan Poe
16) Tales of terror
Welcome to Volume Five, one of the world's largest collection of high quality, classic horror short story audiobooks. If you're home then get some logs ready and put on your most comfortable slippers, as we kick things off with Doug Bradley's well researched introduction to the authors and stories featured in this volume. Ambrose Bierce brings us "The Death of Halpin Frayser," an intriguing tale of a young man's increasingly spooky comings together
...Volume One introduces classic stories from the original masters of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft and Charles Dickens. Read by horror icon Doug Bradley with music and sound design by Alistair Lock. This volume features William F Harvey's original undead hand story "The Beast with Five Fingers" that sparked many movies including Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead." Poe's classic "The Tell Tale Heart" is joined by Lovecraft's creepy tale
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