Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries
By Théophile Gautier, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wilkie Collins, Anton Chekhov, Arthur B. Reeve, Anna Katherine Green, Sir Robert Anderson, Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Cleveland Moffett, Florence Marryat, William Archer, Fitz-James O'Brien, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Pliny the Younger, William F. Harvey, M. R. James, Katherine Rickford, Ralph Adams Cram, E. F. Benson, Rudyard Kipling, Daniel Defoe, Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Leopold Kompert, Ambrose Bierce, Vincent O'Sullivan, Ellis Parker Butler, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Thomas Hardy, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Margaret Oliphant, Erckmann-Chatrian, Fiona Macleod, Amelia B. Edwards, Frederick Marryat, Jack London, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Helena Blavatsky, Walter F. Prince, Mark Twain, Chester Bailey Fernald
Length46h 20m
About this audiobook
Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries' is an extraordinary anthology that delves into the eerie and the unexplained through an array of literary styles, from the gothic to the modernist. Gathering works from the pens of over fifty historic authors, this collection showcases a rich tapestry of narrative forms—from nerve-racking suspense to psychologically deep horror—within the broader context of 19th and early 20th-century literature. This anthology not only exhibits the thematic diversity from one chilling tale to another but also demonstrates the evolving approach to supernatural fiction, making it a standout compilation in its genre. The authors included are integral to the foundational pillars of supernatural and mystery literature. Figures like Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne contribute American Gothic tensions while European contemporaries such as Guy de Maupassant and Anton Chekhov offer a Continental perspective. Collectively, these writers have shaped and been shaped by various cultural and literary movements, including Romanticism, Victorianism, and the early stages of Modernism. Their varied backgrounds and distinctive voices converge in this anthology, providing a multifaceted exploration of the themes of fear, morality, and the unknown. Readers of 'Supernatural Mysteries' are invited to traverse gloomy moors, haunted manors, and shadowy streets through tales that have been thrilling audiences for over a century. The anthology serves not merely as entertainment but as a profound educational journey into the socio-cultural anxieties of previous centuries, represented through ghostly apparitions and mysterious circumstances. This collection is an essential addition to any literary enthusiast's library, offering a unique opportunity to experience a historic dialogue among some of the genre's most influential voices.
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GenreHorror, Mystery and Thriller
Length46 hrs 20 mins
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Publish dateDec 21, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Supernatural Mysteries: 60+ Horror Tales, Ghost Stories & Murder Mysteries
81A Model Ghost Story
2Detective Stories
82A Ghost That Will Not Down
3The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe)
83Tom Cypher's Phantom Engine
4A Scandal in Bohemia (A. Conan Doyle)
84Ghosts In Connecticut
5I
85The Spook Of Diamond Island
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6II
86The Ghost's Full House
7III
87The Deserted House (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
8The Biter Bit (Wilkie Collins): Extracted from the Correspondence of the London Police.
88A Lorn Milkmaid
9The Safety Match (Anton Chekhov)
89The Young Wife
10I
90A Vision
11II
91A Suggestion
12The Black Hand (Arthur B. Reeve)
92Conjuror Trendle
13I
93A Second Attempt
14II
94A Ride
15III
95A Water-Side Hermit
16IV
96A Re-encounter
17V
97The House and the Brain (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
18VI
98The Roll-Call of the Reef (A. T. Quiller-Couch)
19VII
99The Open Door (Mrs. Margaret Oliphant)
20Some Scotland Yard Cases (Sir Robert Anderson)
100The Mysterious Sketch (Erckmann-Chatrian)
21The Rope of Fear (Thomas W. Hanshew and Mary E. Hanshew)
101I
22Suspense Stories
102II
23The Birth Mark (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
103III
24The Oblong Box (Edgar Allan Poe)
104Green Branches (Fiona Macleod)
25A Terribly Strange Bed (Wilkie Collins)
105The Four-Fifteen Express (Amelia B. Edwards)
26The Torture by Hope (Villiers de l'Isle Adam)
106The Were-Wolf (H. B. Marryatt)
27The Mysterious Card (Cleveland Moffett)
107Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)
28I
108The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral (M. R. James)
29II The Card Unveiled
109What Was It?
30The Box with the Iron Clamps (Florence Marryat)
110Paranormal Psychic Stories
31I
111When the World Was Young (Jack London)
32II
112I
33My Fascinating Friend (William Archer)
113II
34I
114III
35II
115Ligeia
36III
116A Ghost (Lafcadio Hearn)
37IV
117I
38The Lost Room (Fitz-James O'Brien)
118II
39The Great Valdez Sapphire (Anonymous)
119III
40Thrawn Janet (Robert Louis Stevenson)
120IV
41The Horla (Guy de Maupassant)
121The Eyes of the Panther (Ambrose Bierce)
42To Sura: A Letter (Pliny the Younger)
122I One Does Not Always Marry When Insane
43The Beast with Five Fingers (William F. Harvey)
123II A Room May Be Too Narrow For Three, Though One Is Outside
44I
124III The Theory Of The Defense
45II
125IV An Appeal To The Conscience Of God
46III
126Photographing Invisible Beings (William T. Stead)
47IV
127The Sin-Eater (Fiona Macleod)
48Number 13 (Montague Rhodes James)
128Chapter I
49Joseph: A Story (Katherine Rickford)
129Working Hypothesis
50Sister Maddelena (Ralph Adams Cram)
130Conditions
51The Man Who Went Too Far (E.F. Benson)
131Precautions Against Fraud
52The Phantom Rickshaw (Rudyard Kipling)
132The Vapor Stage
53The Apparition of Mrs. Veal (Daniel Defoe)
133The Solid, but Shapeless Stage
54The Preface
134Chapter II
55A Relation Of The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal
135Tests
56To The Reader
136Experiment No. 1
57Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book (M. R. James)
137Experiment No. 2
58The Haunted and the Haunters (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
138Experiment No. 3
59The Silent Woman (Leopold Kompert)
139Experiment No. 4
60The Rival Ghosts (Brander Matthews)
140The Portal of the Unknown (Andrew Jackson Davis)
61The Damned Thing (Ambrose Bierce)
141Nature-Spirits, or Elementals (Nizida): The Difference Between Elementals and Elementaries
62I One Does Not Always Eat What Is On The Table
142A Witch's Den (Helena Blavatsky)
63II What May Happen In A Field Of Wild Oats
143Official Investigator American Society for Psychical Research
64III A Man Though Naked May Be In Rags
144A Premonition of Sir H. M. Stanley
65IV An Explanation From The Tomb
145Coincident Experiences of General Frémont and Relatives
66The Interval (Vincent O'Sullivan)
146Incidents Related by Dean Hole
67Dey Ain't No Ghosts (Ellis Parker Butler)
147Incidents Reported by Serjeant Ballantine
68The Banshees of Ireland
148Ben Jonson's Premonition by Apparition
69The Giant Ghost
149Rubinstein's Death Compact
70Some Famous Ghosts Of The National Capitol
150Previsionary Dream by Charles Dickens
71A Genuine Ghost
151Humorous Mystery Stories
72The Baggageman's Ghost
152The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange (A. Conan Doyle)
73Drummers See A Specter
153Mr. Bloke's Item (Mark Twain)
74Dr. Funk Sees The Spirit Of Beecher
154The Man with the Pale Eyes (Guy de Maupassant)
75Mystery Of The Coins
155The Mummy's Foot (Théopile Gautier)
76Mr. Beecher Appeased
156The Diamond Lens (Fitz-James O'Brien)
77Maryland Ghosts
157I The Bending Of The Twig
78The Ghost Of Peg Alley's Point
158II The Longing Of A Man Of Science
79An Apparition And Death
159III The Spirit Of Leeuwenhoek
80An Idiot Ghost With Brass Buttons
160Chan Tow The Highrob (Chester Bailey Fernando)
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