Length24m
About this audiobook
An Evening's Entertainment is a tale that lives up to its deceptively quaint title, offering not comfort, but a slow, tightening dread. In the hands of master ghost-storyteller M. R. James, a quiet rural setting becomes the stage for something far more sinister—where folklore whispers, tradition conceals, and the past refuses to stay buried.
Dripping with unease and the chill of things half-seen, this is a story to be heard in silence, with the lights low and the wind outside. It is not simply entertainment—it is an invocation.
Let the evening begin.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (72)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHorror, General Fiction
Length24 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 12, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1An Evening's Entertainment-Intro
2An Evening's Entertainment
3An Evening's Entertainment-Outro
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