Length28m
About this audiobook
In January 897, the Catholic Church held a trial unlike any other: the accused was already dead.
Pope Formosus had been buried for nine months when his successor, Stephen VI, had his corpse exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and placed on trial for crimes against the Church. A young cleric named Dominic was chosen to read the charges aloud, to a rotting body tied to a throne.
This historical short story plunges readers into one of the strangest, most disturbing events in Vatican history. Told through the eyes of a witness losing faith by the minute, Corpse on Trial blends gallows humor with gut-wrenching truth. It’s a courtroom drama soaked in incense, rot, and power politics.
Based on real events. No legend. No exaggeration. Just history at its most horrifying.
For fans of true historical horror, medieval madness, and the grotesque realities behind ancient institutions.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Horror
Length28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 22, 2012
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Author’s Note
3THE CADAVER SYNOD
4Afterword
5Historical Side Effects Disclaimer:
Series
More from Ceri Clark
AmaliaCeri Clark1h 57m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Zero Hour GhostCeri Clark1h 27m Only with Ultra
Zero Hour ShiftCeri Clark1h 14m4.0 (4) Only with Ultra
Zero Hour MindCeri Clark1h 13m4.9 (59) Only with Ultra
Dressed to KillCeri Clark32m Only with Ultra
Black BartCeri Clark1h 7m Only with Ultra
Ceruse QueenCeri Clark39m Only with Ultra
Accidental ImmortalCeridwen Hughson10h 40m4.0 (2) Only with Ultra
Dance of the DamnedCeri Clark46m Only with Ultra
Groom of the StoolCeri Clark1h Only with Ultra
Her Name Was LucreziaCeri Clark40m Only with Ultra
The Purple ShadowCeri Clark29m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
Jubilee, 50th Anniversary EditionMargaret Walker15h 43m4.5 (9.5K)$25 · $0.00
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen14h 44m4.4 (4.7M)$2 · $0.00
Flying Colours (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith9h 26m4.4 (10.1K)$2 · $0.00
With Love from HarlemReShonda Tate13h 48m4.5 (2K)$6 · $0.00
Sweet Home Highland ChristmasMay McGoldrick, Jan Coffey2h 54m4.5 (1.4K)$7 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideL. M. Montgomery12h 25m4.4 (67.5K)$2 · $0.00
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Annotated)Willa Cather9h 13m4.4 (4.7K)$2 · $0.00
The Alice NetworkKate Quinn15h 7m4.4 (887.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Goddess of WarsawLisa Barr13h 4m4.4 (36.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Ohio River Trilogy: Betty Zane, The Spirit of the Border & The Last TrailZane Grey29h 8m4.4 (1.8K)$1 · $0.00
The Attic ChildLola Jaye14h 46m4.4 (21K)$33 · $0.00
Martyr of the CatacombsJames De Mille3h 41m4.5 (744)$1 · $0.00
Quo VadisHenryk Sienkiewicz22h 52m4.4 (62K)$21 · $0.00
Bring Up The BodiesHilary Mantel14h 35m4.4 (150K)$33 · $0.00
By the Shores of Silver LakeLaura Ingalls Wilder7h 38m4.4 (103.7K)$1 · $0.00
Sexy/DangerousBeverly Jenkins10h 19m4.4 (2.3K)$29 · $0.00
Trustee from the ToolroomNevil Shute Norway11h 42m4.4 (10.5K)$1 · $0.00
Chasing CassandraLisa Kleypas8h 59m4.3 (108.3K)$29 · $0.00
Deeper than the OceanMirta Ojito12h 29m4.4 (927)$29 · $0.00
North and SouthElizabeth Gaskell22h 1m4.3 (201K)$1.99 · $0.00
Lost GodsBrom14h 50m4.4 (18.5K)$33 · $0.00
The AccusedJana DeLeon6h 32m4.4 (3.9K)$12 · $0.00
Corpus HermeticumHermes Trismegistus3h 43m4.4 (8.6K)$7 · $0.00
LambChristopher Moore15h 22m4.3 (211.3K)$33 · $0.00
CARMILLA (Gothic Classic) (Annotated)Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu4h 2m4.4 (1K)$1.99 · $0.00
The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty12h 52m4.3 (285.9K)$8 · $0.00
Lost ValleyWalt Browning7h 47m4.3 (5.4K)$20 · $0.00
Twice TemptedJeaniene Frost8h 17m4.3 (54.8K)$26 · $0.00
Scared to BreatheKerena Swan10h 56m4.4 (1.7K)$13.60 · $0.00
1984George Orwell12h 18m4.3 (6M)$25 · $0.00
The Best Tales of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe5h 19m4.4 (2.2K)$1 · $0.00
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens3h 7m4.3 (1.1M)$5 · $0.00
Hollywood DeadRichard Kadrey9h 22m4.3 (5.5K)$29 · $0.00
Frankenstein (The Uncensored 1818 Edition) (Annotated)Mary Shelley9h 25m4.3 (1.7M)$3 · $0.00
The Collected Ghost StoriesM. R. James18h 30m4.3 (12.1K)$2 · $0.00
Jane Eyre (Annotated)Charlotte Brontë22h 44m4.2 (2.4M)$2 · $0.00
The Chance of a Lifetime (Musaicum Romance Classics)Grace Livingston Hill8h 27m4.3 (862)$1 · $0.00
Heat 2Michael Mann, Meg Gardiner18h 39m4.3 (20.9K)$40 · $0.00
The Silence of Bonaventure ArrowRita Leganski11h 23m4.3 (7.5K)$29 · $0.00
Zanoni (Annotated)Edward Bulwer-Lytton17h 9m4.4 (301)$2 · $0.00
You may also like
Freaky DeakyElmore Leonard8h 41m3.9 (6.5K)$26 · $0.00
The Good RatJimmy Breslin6h 53m3.7 (2.2K)$20 · $0.00
Disloyal: A MemoirCohen, Michael11h 20m4.1 (24.2K)Free
The SecretaryRenée Knight8h 23m3.6 (8.4K)$26 · $0.00
Carmine the SnakeFrank DiMatteo, Michael Benson8h 28m4.0 (1.2K)$20
The Jew of Malta Christopher Marlowe2h 5m3.7 (6.9K)Free
L.A. TimesStuart Woods10h 16m4.1 (3.4K)$29 · $0.00
The Cold MillionsJess Walter11h 30m4.1 (29.3K)$29 · $0.00
Killing CastroLawrence Block4h 44m3.5 (1.3K)$20
Made MenGlenn Kenny11h 42m4.1 (2K)$29 · $0.00
The Cask of AmontilladoEdgar Allan Poe19m4.2 (97.5K)$1
The Last KingsC. N. Phillips7h 15m4.5 (676)$20
BROTHERLY LOVEPete Dexter2h 38m3.9 (1.1K)$18 · $0.00
The Perfect DivorceJeneva Rose9h 28m4.0 (304.1K)$23
Young StalinSimon Sebag Montefiore16h 27m4.2 (12.3K)$28
RothsteinDavid Pietrusza13h 54m3.9 (1.2K)$25 · $0.00
Hoodlum 2K’wan7h 29m4.6 (1.2K)$20
The Prague CemeteryUmberto Eco16h 3m3.6 (33.8K)$33 · $0.00
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad10h 36m3.7 (35.6K)$25
Father Goriot (Annotated)Honoré de Balzac12h 50m4.0 (74K)$1.99 · $0.00