Short Fiction (Unabridged) - format MP3

"Historias de Fantasmas de un Anticuario" (1904), de M. R. James, es una colección clásica de ocho relatos escalofriantes que mezclan escenarios académicos con terror sobrenatural. James, un medievalista...

El profesor Parkins, un académico racional que pasa sus vacaciones en Burnstow, descubre un antiguo silbato de bronce entre las ruinas de un preceptorio templario. Movido por la curiosidad, lo sopla y,...

En Castringham Hall, Sir Matthew Fell condena a la horca a la supuesta bruja Mrs. Mothersole, quien advierte: "Habrá huéspedes en la Mansión." Poco después, aparece muerto en su cama, ennegrecido y retorcido,...

El señor Anderson, investigador de la historia eclesiástica en Viborg, se hospeda en la posada Golden Lion. Nota que no existe un cuarto número 13 en el registro del hotel, pero lo ve repetidamente e...

El señor Williams, curador de un museo universitario, adquiere una mezzotinta aparentemente trivial de una mansión rural. Para su espanto, el grabado comienza a transformarse, mostrando una secuencia...

El viajero señor Wraxall investiga los archivos de una antigua propiedad sueca y se obsesiona con su feroz antepasado, el Conde Magnus de la Gardie. En el mausoleo de la iglesia descubre rastros de la...

El anticuario Mr. Somerton descifra un criptograma en las vidrieras de la Abadía de Steinfeld que señala un tesoro oculto en un pozo. Al abrir la losa marcada con "siete ojos", encuentra no solo sacos...

En la decadente ciudad de St. Bertrand de Comminges, un anticuario inglés descubre una invaluable colección de manuscritos, antaño reunida por el siniestro canónigo Alberic. Entre los tesoros se encuentra...

El huérfano Stephen Elliott va a vivir con su primo solitario, Mr. Abney, en Aswarby Hall. Aunque parece amable, Abney oculta planes siniestros arraigados en su obsesión por rituales antiguos de inmortalidad....

A series of meticulously crafted tales introduces readers to a world where ancient curses and malevolent entities lurk just behind the veil of the everyday. Through the eyes of unsuspecting scholars,...

In the shadows of a rural English estate, an ancient tree harbors a vengeful spirit that preys upon the living. This classic ghost story builds unbearable tension through its slow revelation of historical...

A young boy sent to live with his eccentric uncle soon discovers that the old man’s passion for the past has a terrifying and bloody foundation. As the mystery of the missing children unfolds, the true...

While staying at a hotel in Denmark, a traveler becomes haunted by a room that shouldn't exist—a space that only reveals its dark secrets under the cover of night. His investigation into the history of...

Una selección de relatos de horror que muestra lo más oscuro del mundo vegetal. Una antología que reúne a nombres como Roald Dahl, Eudora Welty o H.P. Lovecraft. Orquídeas sanguinarias, bosques enteros...

Looking for some spooky stories to read on a camping trip, at a Halloween party, or at home with the family in front of a roaring fire? The works of medieval scholar M.R. James should fit the bill. James...

If you read the title-page of this book—a thing which young persons very seldom do—you will see that it (the book) contains stories taken "out of some of the less-known apocryphal books of the Old Testament."...

Five thousand dollars is offered in reward to whomever finds the six-year-old heiress, Gwendolen Ocumpaugh, who has disappeared mysteriously from her home. Mr. Trevitt, a private detective, is on the...

The Marquis of Milverton strides into White’s Club in a high state of irritation as he is being pestered by his family to take a ‘suitable’ girl for his wife. He is not surprised to find that his aristocratic...

Broken dreams aren't always the pits. With this collection of interconnected stories, Corrigan weaves together a narrative of love and loss as Declan Mulligan visits Ireland after the loss of his wife,...

By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding...

"Far from here, in the land the swallows flee to in winter, lived a king who had eleven sons and one daughter, Elisa." So begins the story of Elisa and her brothers. At the beginning, everything was...

B. J. Harrison brings us yet another classic from the master of humor, P. G. Wodehouse. Our narrator is a sociable dog who goes by the name of Mixer. One day, he is hit by a car, and out steps Peter....

The Greek god Hermes descends from Olympus in search of an invisible nymph. He sees a snake who speaks with the voice of a woman named Lamia. She tells Hermes, that her spirit is trapped in this snake's...

Tom Sawyer is an orphaned boy who lives together with his kindhearted aunt Polly. Although his poor aunt takes good care of him, Tom grows up to be rebellious who comes up with a new plan for troublemaking...

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is one of Victor Hugo most popular historical novels. It follows the story of the young Quasimodo, a hunchback who lives the solitary life of an outcast in the bell tower...

After a long stay in South Africa, Richard Hannay arrives back in London just before the outbreak of World War One. There he meets Franklin Scudder, who claims to be investigating the Black Stone – a...

Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son...

Her work has got in the way of relationships before – but never like this Anna’s job as a geologist takes her all over the world, including to the beautiful island of Elba, where she’s sent to look for...

"Darklands" is Niels Krause-Kjær’s independent sequel to the filmed bestselling novel "Solitaire". Suspicion of fraud at the highest level turns out to have threads reaching far into Danish democracy....

Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed...

Gustave Flaubert is one of the major figures of French literature. He was known for his scrupulous devotion to his style, sometimes working for a whole week to achieve a single page; he was made famous...

The Confessions of Arsène Lupin: ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals,...

Dance of Death is a prose poem in which Death laments over the cruel task God has given him. Engaging in a dialogue with Satan, and later Nero as one of Satan's first minions, Death suggests that of the...

Hurlingham House school is a high-achiever’s heaven, full of happy, hard-working pupils. There’s just the small matter of the dead body on the field... Sounds like a case for Epiphany Bloom! When Epiphany...

‘The Escape of Arsène Lupin, the Adventures of Arsène Lupin the Gentleman Burglar’ are classic crime stories by the French writer Maurice Leblanc, featuring his famous gentleman-thief turned detective,...

All work and no love can make for a dull life. But cupid's arrow has a habit of striking when you least expect it... A heartwarming, feel-good romance to curl up with. Perfect for the fans of Marian...

Every secret has a price. Some are paid in blood.Disgraced city banker Malachite Peck seeks a fresh start in the quiet Cornish village of Golden, but when renovations of her bookshop unearth a body, the...

The master detective from Baker Street must solve three cases in quick succession this time: a sophisticated fraud involving a diamond gift within the circle of the English royal family, an art-loving...

The endless green of the Scottish hills should be the perfect place to hide Liz Parsons’s secrets.After a devastating loss and break-up, Liz takes a job running the tiny Loch Cameron Whisky Distillery,...

A grieving detective on the edge. A missing woman. And a serial killer hunting in the shadows of Stockholm’s cobbled alleys.Criminal investigator Thomas Ravnsholdt – known as Ravn – is adrift after the...

Murder takes a page out of a killer’s playbook - and now literary agent Allie Cobb is her Indiana hometown’s top suspect.Juggling her family’s literary agency, her best friend’s wedding, and a stubborn...

Fifteen years ago, Hannah walked into the woods and never came back.Louise hasn’t seen her university friends since that night. But when she’s invited to a birthday weekend at a cottage on the edge of...

In rugged Calabria, historian Carmen Nero is drawn into a perilous hunt for the lost tomb of Alaric I, the Visigoth king who looted ancient Rome. But the ruthless Calabrian Mafia has its own deadly designs...

What happens when silence turns into solidarity?In 2018, artist and activist Erin Darcy launched 'In Her Shoes – Women of the Eighth', an online project where Irish women anonymously shared the realities...

What happens when two lawyers who can’t stand each other are forced to cooperate… by law?Amalia Berger and Ryan O'Moore have despised each other since their days at Yale Law School.Amalia, a high-powered...

When the hammer falls, a killer wins...Summerview Secondary School is holding its annual charity auction. Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are on hand to prepare delicious baked goods for the big...