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Contents: Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Gold Bug - The Black Cat - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Cask of Amontillado - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Hop-Frog - The RavenBram Stoker - DraculaMary Shelley - FrankensteinJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu - CarmillaRobert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeH.P. Lovecraft - The Alchemist - At the Mountains of Madness - Azathoth - The Beast in the Cave.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 8 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Glöckner von Notre Dame" von Victor Hugo, "Die Gespenster-Rikscha" von Rudyard Kipling und "Die obere Koje" von Francis Marion Crawford.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 16 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Ring des Thot" von Arthur Conan Doyle, "Rappaccinis Tochter" von Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Besessen" von Robert E. Howard und "Der schreckliche Schädel" von Francis Marion Crawford.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 8 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Glöckner von Notre Dame" von Victor Hugo, "Die Gespenster-Rikscha" von Rudyard Kipling und "Die obere Koje" von Francis Marion Crawford.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 44 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Der Bluthund, Der Student von Prag, Das Lächeln des Toten, Furia Infernalis.

"Porque la sangre es la vida" (For the Blood is the Life, 1905) es un clásico relato de vampiros de Francis Marion Crawford que utiliza la frase bíblica para ilustrar el terror vampírico: la sangre es el motor físico y espiritual que sostiene la existencia. Ambientado en Calabria, Italia, el cuento narra cómo una mujer joven se convierte en vampiro por venganza, requiriendo sangre humana para mantener su vida no-muerta.

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. La historia transcurre en la sombría mansión de los Ockram, una antigua familia irlandesa marcada por una herencia de odio, culpa y secretos inconfesables. Cuando el anciano Hugh Ockram agoniza, su rostro queda fijado en una sonrisa monstruosa y perturbadora...

The Wanderer is looking far and wide for the love of his life, Beatrice. Try as he may, he cannot find her again. Appealing to a witch might help, but instead of using her powers to help the lovers find one another again, Unorna keeps them apart as much as possible. Will there be a happy end? - Summary by Carolin

This swash-buckling, romantic story of Zorzi Ballarin and Angelo Beroviero, master glass-blowers of Murano, Italy in the 1500's, is not entirely fiction. Many of the works of these artizans are preserved in the Museum of Murano, including their discovery of the clear glass we know as "crystal". Giovanni Beroviero, the lesser artist and jealous son, did indeed write the damning letter which brought Zorzi to trial before the Council of Ten (the original letter is still preserved). The treasured colored glass formulas of Paolo Godi are real. Arisa the Georgian slave mistress is fictional, but ...

Süditalien, 1905: Der skandinavische Maler Holger besucht seinen Freund in dessen einsamem Turm nördlich von Kap Scalea. Als beide im Mondschein auf eine Anhöhe schauen, bemerken sie einen wie ein Grab anmutenden Erdhügel, auf dem ein Menschenkörper zu liegen scheint. Neugierig nähert sich Holger der Stelle, findet jedoch nichts vor, obwohl sein Gastgeber eindeutig eine neblige Gestalt beobachtet, die sich an Holger heranpirscht.

Was hat es auf sich mit der oberen Koje in Kabine 105 des Passagierdampfers Kamtschatka? Niemand der Besatzung scheint erfreut zu sein, dass Passagiere für diese Kabine gebucht haben. Nach der ersten Nacht an Bord, wird dem See-Erprobten Reisenden Aldous Brisbane auch klar, warum...

England, 1911: Auf dem Totenbett verwehrt der alte Sir Hugh Ockram seinem Sohn Gabriel und seiner Nichte Evelyn den Segen für ihre Heiratsabsichten, verweigert aber mit einem diabolischen Lächeln auf den Lippen die Begründung. Gabriel befürchtet eine alte Erblast auf der Familie, die mit merkwürdigen Bestattungsriten und grinsenden Totenschädeln einhergeht. Eines Nachts schwebt eine blasse, seltsam lächelnde Frau vor dem Fenster, die Evelyn zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!Angela Chiaromonte, daughter of a wealthy Italian prince, has her world turned upside down when, within a short period of time, she loses all she holds dear. This is the story of how she overcomes her loss through faith. And how she is ultimately faced with a seemingly impossible choice.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 41 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Denn das Blut ist das Leben, Heimflug, Das gemiedene Haus, Der letzte Wille der Stanislawa d'Asp.

A man visits his friend, a Scandinavian artist who lives in an old Italian villa. They go out on the balcony, enjoying the calm and beautiful night. Then the guest suddenly sees a strange mound of earth with a body next to it. The artist knows the story and it goes way back in time. Angelo and Cristina were a couple in love who did not get the chance to be together. Cristina was killed by two robbers. Since then a strange body appears in the moonlight.

Mrs. Pratt mysteriously dies in her sleep after a fight with her husband. He thought that she had tried to poison him. But maybe it was the other way around? After a while Mr. Pratt is found dead as well, with a skull next to his head. Those who believe in ghosts think that Mrs. Pratt finally got her revenge. What do you believe? What happened with Mr. Pratt? If you are courageous enough, find the answer in "The Screaming Skull" by Francis Marion Crawford. B. J.

Il primo di questi tre racconti è lo storico "Il Vampiro" con cui John William Polidori (1795-1821) inaugurò le vicende letterarie di questa creatura dell’orrore. Lo scrittore era anche il segretario e medico personale del poeta George Byron, a cui si fa più volte riferimento, nel racconto, alttribuendone a lui la paternità, secondo una non insolita finzione letteraria.

In a bold move, Katharine secretly marries Jack Ralston, hoping to leverage her wealthy uncles influence to help him find a career. When her uncle refuses to assist, Katharine struggles to face Jack, leading to a whirlwind of misunderstandings that make everyone—including Jack—believe he has succumbed to the bottle he has been battling. Torn between the realities of her marriage and the desire for independence, Katharine attends a dinner with reservations, knowing she will be seated next to her new husband. Jack, bewildered by her icy demeanor, assumes she has received a letter he sent. As...

Set against the backdrop of 1880s Boston, American Politician immerses listeners in a world where the opulence of the Victorian era contrasts sharply with the gritty realities of political ambition. When a Senate seat unexpectedly opens up following the sudden death of the current junior senator, the race to fill the position ignites fierce political maneuvering. Young idealist John Harrington believes in championing truth and justice, transcending party lines. However, as he faces fierce opposition from powerful interests in the iron mine, railroad, and shipping industries, his vision of a ...

In a world of New York high society, Katharine Lauderdale longs to escape the grasp of her miserly father, who stands in the way of her dreams. While her older sister has found freedom through marriage, Katharine yearns for the same fate with her beloved cousin, Jack Ralston. But with her fathers disapproval looming large, can the young couple defy family expectations and carve out a future together? Join them on a journey filled with love, rebellion, and the quest for happiness. - Summary by Lynne Thompson