Length23m
About this audiobook
A
mournful cry, a well that echoes the past, and an invitation to remember the forgotten.
In
Wailing Well, M. R. James crafts a haunting tale of mystery and spectral terror, where the quiet of a rural landscape is disturbed by a cry from the past—an eerie wail that resonates through time.
As James unearths the secrets buried in the forgotten well, he masterfully builds a sense of creeping dread and inevitable doom, reminding us that some things—once heard—can never be forgotten. With his signature style of subtle horror, James plunges the listener into a chilling world where even silence can be deadly.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, General Fiction
Length23 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 12, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Wailing Well-Intro
2Wailing Well
3Wailing Well-Outro
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