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Horror Stories

Tales of Ghosts, Curses, Mummies, and Zombies

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Horror Stories

By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Stacy Aumonier, H. P. Lovecraft, Louisa May Alcott, H. Rider Haggard
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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A spine-tingling collection of weird and wonderful horror stories, featuring ghosts, curses, strange phenomena, ghouls, black magic, and demonic apparitions. Do you dare to listen?

  • "Nyarlathotep", by H. P. Lovecraft
  • "The Ship that saw a Ghost", by Frank Norris
  • "Lost in a Pyramid", by Louisa May Alcott
  • "The Girl Who Was Tired of Love", by Leonard Merrick
  • "The Brothers", by Stacy Aumonier
  • "The Devil’s Spectacles", by Wilkie Collins
  • "Glad Ghosts", by D. H. Lawrence
  • "The Mummy’s Foot", by Théophile Gautier
  • "The Ring of Thoth", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "The Famous Race Between the Hearse and the Steamroller", by Sidney Keyes
  • "Lot No. 249", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "The Pit and the Pendulum", by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Money’s Paw", by W. W. Jacobs
  • "My Favorite Murder", by Ambrose Bierce
  • "The Fall of the House of Usher", by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs", by Harry Houdini and H. P. Lovecraft
  • "The Story of Baelbrow", by E. & H. Heron
  • "The Idiot", by Arnold Bennett
  • "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty" by Stacy Aumonier
  • "The Premature Burial", by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "Sredni Vashtar", by Saki
  • "The Masque of the Red Death", by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Lifted Veil", by George Eliot
  • "The Telltale Heart", by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Withered Arm", by Thomas Hardy
  • "Smith and the Pharaohs", by H. Rider Haggard
  • "A Professor of Egyptology", by Guy Boothby
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Listening to the narrator has damaged my sanity

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I don't mean to be unkind but the narrator was definitely not the right person for the job. Having someone else, anyone else, read it would have improved my rating.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My mind has blanked out all specific memory of the stories to protect me.

What didn’t you like about Cathy Dobson’s performance?

Her vocal rhythm is unendurable and monotonous. Every sentence sounds the same as the as the last and the next one; it starts off quietly and then reaches a crescendo and then quietens again. It's not her fault; she's obviously articulate. The fault lies with whoever gave her the job and whoever directed her. Her talents may be better deployed in the field of hypnosis?

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didn't grab me

found it hard work . I was expecting a little more atmosphere in the reading . got bored after acouple of stories

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Terrible reader so oils would could be a great col

If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

The book WAS for me, the reader wasn't!

What will your next listen be?

Back to an old favourite until I can bear to try this again

Would you be willing to try another one of Cathy Dobson’s performances?

No

What character would you cut from Horror Stories?

I don't know I couldn't bear to get past the 3rd chapter

Any additional comments?

Such a shame - looks like a great collection

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