Anthologies & Short Stories

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators....

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time....

Too much terror to contain.... Shadows reach out with darkened claws. The floorboards creek as your greatest fears stalk the halls. And no matter how much you tell yourself it is just a dream, you know the truth. Evil hides in the darkness. And now, it has finally been unleashed....

Skilfully translated into English for the very first time, these chilling tales from master storyteller Ratnakar Matkari are bound to keep listeners of all ages up at night. With every minute you listen, you'll be looking over your shoulder to make sure no one's there....

Here are all of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection....

For almost thirty years, Shirley Jackson Award–winning horror author Gemma Files has consistently served up tale after tale celebrating monstrosity in all its forms....

Thomas Ligotti’s debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction....

Over the course of two award-winning collections and a critically acclaimed novel, The Croning, Laird Barron has arisen as one of the strongest and most original literary voices in modern horror....

Following the phenomenal success of Necronomicon, its companion volume brings together Lovecraft's remaining major stories plus his weird poetry, a number of obscure revisions, and some notable nonfiction, including the seminal critical essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature."....

From Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling to Satyajit Ray and R. K. Narayan, this text is a collection of spine-chilling tales of the supernatural from India....

At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet....

The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories....

H. P. Lovecraft is considered to be one of the most influential horror and fantasy writers of the 20th century....

Against the wishes of superstitious townspeople, Jonathan Harker journeys to the castle of Count Dracula on Walpurgisnacht....

Here's the classic horror story of a man who peers out of his airplane window to see a gremlin destroying the wing....

El mundo de Mariana Enriquez no tiene por qué ser el nuestro, y, sin embargo, lo termina siendo. Bastan pocas frases para pisarlo, respirarlo...

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; a professor and his student track a zombie horde in order to research zombie behavior; an all-girl riding school has sinister secrets; and much more....

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: 23 of them, to be precise. Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales....

This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were when first released....

Consummate master of his craft, Stephen King has kept millions awake past midnight shivering...

The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family die an early death....

In Black River, Tennessee, there is a legend hiding in the shadowy trees. The Bell Witch, a vile, vindictive spirit, is said to haunt the dark woods. Driven by rage, she stalks the descendants of four ancient families - cursed bloodlines, doomed to play out her sadistic game for eternity....

Originally published in 1895, Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow is a marvel of supernatural fiction that has influenced a number of writers in the genre....

DES HISTOIRES À NE PAS ÉCOUTER LA NUIT. Seize récits d'épouvante cultes de la littérature classique, qui suscitent toujours l'horreur et l'effroi du lecteur. Ce recueil rassemble les œuvres suivantes : Mujina, Lafcadio Hearn; La Porte du monstre, William Hodgson; La Chute de la maison Usher, Edgar Allan Poe; L'Affaire de Lady Sannox, Arthur Conan Doyle; L'Épouvante Mikhaïl Artsybachev; L' Enterrement des rats, Bram Stoker; L'horrible, Guy de Maupassant; L'Araignée, Hans Ewers; Un Stylet, William Chambers Morrow; Construire un feu, Jack London; L'Horloge, Maurice Level.

In “The Colossus of Ylourgne,” a mysterious object of colossal proportions instills fear and intrigue among the townspeople. Its shadow falls upon the tranquil village, concealing dark secrets. When a daring individual sets out to uncover the truth, they become entangled in ancient spells, a fight for survival, and extraordinary magic.

New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shocking-breakthrough stories, stories shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale preconceptions with their beauty and bravery.

Una torre cilindrica di pietra, misteriosamente murata, si erge in una valletta boscosa temuta dai contadini, circondata da leggende su un antico terrore. Un rosone ornamentato e vetri multicolori svelano visioni inquietanti, mentre un antico testo rivela oscure pratiche di stregoneria legate a un malefico passato. Le famose storie dell’orrore dello scrittore statunitense Howard Phillips Lovecraft continuano a far discutere gli appassionati, incerti se collocarle nella categoria del fantastico più originale o delle cronache di un possibile domani, di un oggi “laterale” in cui antichi misteri si aprono come crepe nel tessuto della realtà.

Deja a los muertos en paz (Laß die Toten ruhn) (1823), también traducido como No despertéis a los muertos es un cuento de vampiros escrito por el autor alemán Ernst Raupach En este extraordinario relato, el personaje central resulta ser una vampira, Brunilda, difunta esposa de Walter, quien, en su afán por recuperarla, llega al extremo de pedir la intervención de un hechicero para resucitarla. En este cuento, el vampirismo de Brunilda se explica cuando el hechicero, al resucitarla, utiliza, en el ritual, sangre humana.

Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft: Commemorative Edition is a select collection of horror short stories, novellas and novels written by H. P. Lovecraft. This collection includes stories by H. P. Lovecraft: Dagon ; Herbert West – Reanimator ; The Lurking Fear ; The Rats in the Walls ; The Whisperer in the Darkness ; Cool Air ; In the Vault ; The Call of Cthulu ; The Color Out of Space ; The Horror at Red Hook ; The Music of Erich Zann ; The Shadow Out of Time ; The Dunwich Horror ; The Haunter of the Dark ; The Outsider ; The Shunned House ; The Unnameable ; The Thing on the Doorstep ; Under the Pyramids.

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time.

Matthew Lutton's debut book about demon deals gone wrong. If your a fan of Tales from the Crypt and Books of Blood, be careful what you wish for, because this one is for you. Choose your 10 drinks wisely....

"The Whisperer in Darkness" is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February–September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. Similar to The Colour Out of Space (1927), it is a blend of horror and science fiction. Although it makes numerous references to the Cthulhu Mythos, the story is not a central part of the mythos, but reflects a shift in Lovecraft's writing at this time towards science fiction. The story also introduces the Mi-go, an extraterrestrial race of fungoid creatures.

Egal ob im Schlaf, auf dem Heimweg oder im Job - im 1. Hörbuch von Chris alias CreepyPastaPunch lauert der Horror hinter jeder Ecke. In seinen 15 fiktiven und bisher unveröffentlichten Storys kommen alle Fans von Gruselliteratur und True Crime auf die richtige Dosis Gänsehaut. Zum Fürchten, Rätseln und Erschrecken - für alle, die vom Internet-Hype um Creepypastas nicht genug bekommen können.

В сборник включены лучшие произведения Эдгара По – психологические, детективные и фантастические рассказы и эссе, в том числе известнейшие: "Убийство на улице Морг", "Тайна Мари Роже", "Мистификация", "Падение дома Ашеров". Они позволяют читателю составить наиболее полное представление о многогранности таланта писателя – непревзойденного создателя фантасмагорий, мистический аллюзий и кошмаров.

Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together—for better and for worse.

At night, to stimulate synapses, one can use various means, with coffee leading the way. However, Reverend Jennings favored green tea. You will learn about the effects of its overuse and the fate of the clergyman in this horror short story...

"Old Bugs" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, probably written shortly before July 1919. It was first published in the Arkham House book The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces (1959) With the onset of Prohibition, the Sheehan Billiard Room in Chicago became a sordid haunt for hard drinkers. A certain Old Bugs, a mature man corroded by vices but capable of showing, at long intervals, the typical sensitivity of educated people works as a kitchen cleaner.

Beyond the Wall of Sleep is a science fiction short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1919 and first published in the amateur publication Pine Cones in October 1919. A former intern and a worker of a mental hospital relates his experience with Joe Slater, an inmate who died at the facility a few weeks after being confined as a criminally insane murderer...