
The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Haunted House, Dead Souls…By Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adelbert von Chamisso, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, John Buchan, Louis Tracy, Bram Stoker, Anatole France, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Jack London, Henry James, Théophile Gautier, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Le Gallienne, Jane Austen, Ralph Adams Cram, Thomas De Quincey, John Meade Falkner, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, William Archer, Daniel Defoe, John Kendrick Bangs, Cleveland Moffett, Brander Matthews, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Horace Walpole, Rudyard Kipling, Lafcadio Hearn, Hugh Walpole, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Marryat, Ellis Parker Butler, Washington Irving, Leonid Andreyev, David Lindsay, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, William Makepeace Thackeray, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, Fergus Hume, Edward Bellamy, Walter Hubbell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Leopold Kompert, Richard Marsh, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, John William Polidori, Vincent O'Sullivan, H. G. Wells, Robert W. Chambers, W. W. Jacobs, M. P. Shiel, E. F. Benson, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Stanley G. Weinbaum, George W. M. Reynolds, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Edith Nesbit, Sabine Baring-Gould, William Thomas Beckford, Francis Marion Crawford, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Nikolai Gogol, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Frank R. Stockton, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Ann Radcliffe, Louisa M. Alcott, Amelia B. Edwards, Leonard Kip, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Fitz-James O'Brien, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Pedro De Alarçon, H. H. Munro (Saki), Pliny the Younger, Helena Blavatsky, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, William F. Harvey, Fiona Macleod, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Chester Bailey FernandoLength1001h 42m
About this audiobook
Dive into the chilling embrace of 'The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries,' a formidable anthology that spans a plethora of literary styles and themes, all united under the expansive canopy of the supernatural and the macabre. This collection assembles an impeccable tapestry of eerie narratives, from haunting Gothic romances to nail-biting thrillers, encompassing diverse cultural and temporal landscapes. The anthology is a treasure trove of tales that promise to enthrall readers with their atmospheric allure and narrative prowess. Of particular note are the unforgettably spine-tingling stories that exemplify the anthology's thematic depth without diminishing the unique cadence of its varied voices. Curated from the shimmering echelons of literary history, this collection is a veritable who'Äôs who of influential storytellers, featuring works by renowned authors like Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and H.G. Wells, as well as significant contributions from those whose works echo the depth and variety of supernatural literature. The anthology reflects the rich tapestry of 19th and early 20th-century literary movements'Äîencompassing the Gothic, Victorian, and Modernist sensibilities'Äîproviding a harmonious convergence of voices that explore the human psyche's darkest corners. The resonant diversity of these authors harmonizes to construct a compelling narrative mosaic that deepens the reader's engagement with the supernatural genre. Readers seeking a profound exploration of the supernatural will find 'The Power of Darkness' to be an indispensable addition to their literary journey. This collection offers an exquisite opportunity to traverse through a landscape of fear and intrigue, as each tale unveils a distinct dimension of the dark and the uncanny. Ideal for those who appreciate the educational value of literary diversity, this book fosters dialogue across the eras, inviting readers to experience the unyielding imagination and literary prowess embodied in these timeless tales of fascination and dread. Enthusiasts of the macabre and mysterious will find themselves irresistibly drawn into this rich compendium of supernatural lore.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror, General Fiction
Length1001 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26Morella
2The Dawn of the Horror-Tale
27King Pest
3The Early Gothic Novel
28Shadow
4The Apex of Gothic Romance
29Silence
5The Aftermath of Gothic Fiction
30Ligeia
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6Spectral Literature on the Continent
31William Wilson
7Edgar Allan Poe
32The Man of the Crowd
8The Weird Tradition in America
33The Oval Portrait
9The Weird Tradition in the British Isles
34The Premature Burial
10The Modern Masters
35The Imp of the Perverse
11Edgar Allan Poe
36The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
12The Tell-Tale Heart
37Hop-Frog
13The Fall of the House of Usher
38H. P. Lovecraft
14The Cask of Amontillado
39I. The Horror in Clay
15The Pit and the Pendulum
40II. The Tale of Inspector Legrasse
16The Masque of the Red Death
41III. The Madness from the Sea
17The Black Cat
42I
18The Oblong Box
43II
19The Murders in the Rue Morgue
44III
20The Purloined Letter
45IV
21The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
46V
22The Gold-Bug
47Dagon
23Metzengerstein
48I
24The Assignation
49II
25Berenice
50III