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The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre

General Fiction

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Literary Classics

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The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre

By Algernon BlackwoodNarrated by Paul Boehmer, Arthur Morey, Stefan Rudnicki, various narrators

The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre

Length10h 21m

About this audiobook

“And the word that rose in my mind was not the gross description of ‘impure,’ but the more fundamental qualification—‘un-pure.’” The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre is Skyboat Media’s second original compilation of stories by Algernon Blackwood, featuring six of his most unique and macabre stories that contemplate the true meaning of reality and nature of the making of the world. In “The Damned,” a brother and sister visit a recently widowed friend at her massive estate in the countryside, only to discover that there is something corrupted at the heart of this former estate of a dead preacher—something eerily similar to the fire and brimstone in his sermons. “A Desert Episode” sees an unlikely couple finding solace in each other against the ominous presence waiting for them in the Egyptian desert. Then in “First Hate,” a man shares a disturbing story about the early years of his engagement with his hunting party. A tenacious little boy ventures into the forbidden parts of his house looking for the mysterious figures of Sleep and the Ruler in “The Other Wing.” In “The Sacrifice,” after receiving terrible news, a man leads a last-minute mountain trekking expedition with two men he has never met before. And finally in “The Man Whom the Trees Loved,” a married couple living on the edge of a forest find themselves on different paths—called to, and warned away from, the trees—and they must decide whether to listen to those calls or to put each other above all else, above their own natures. Full Contents: Introduction by Alison Belle Bews“The Damned”“A Desert Episode”“First Hate”“The Other Wing”“The Sacrifice”“The Man Whom the Trees Loved”

Audiobook details

GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Horror

Length10 hrs 21 mins

Narrated byPaul Boehmer, Arthur Morey, Stefan Rudnicki, various narrators

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateAug 13, 2022

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1

14Chapter 14

2Chapter 2

15Chapter 15

3Chapter 3

16Chapter 16

4Chapter 4

17Chapter 17

5Chapter 5

18Chapter 18

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6Chapter 6

19Chapter 19

7Chapter 7

20Chapter 20

8Chapter 8

21Chapter 21

9Chapter 9

22Chapter 22

10Chapter 10

23Chapter 23

11Chapter 11

24Chapter 24

12Chapter 12

25Chapter 25

13Chapter 13

About the author

Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) led a rich and varied life. Storyteller, mystic, adventurer, and radio and television personality, he is best remembered for his two superlative horror stories, “The Willows” and “The Wendigo.” But in his lifetime he wrote over 150 stories, at least a dozen novels, two plays, and quite a few children’s books as well. By the time of his death, he had become one of the greatest writers of supernatural fiction in the twentieth century.View all by Algernon Blackwood

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