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Horror Story Collection
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusi…
Short Story Collection
A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including short stories by Melville, Bla…
Horror Story Collection
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusi…
Twenty Two Goblins
These 22 stories are told by the Goblin to the King Vikram. King Vikram faces many difficulties in bringing the vetala to the tantric. Each …
Short Mystery and Suspense Collection
We present you with our 11th collection of short mystery and suspense stories. Several are taken from the magazine Weird Tales and they are …
Across The Years
These 18 wonderful short stories by Eleanor H. Porter, the author of Pollyanna, deal with those marvelous and maddeningly frustrating creatu…
The Collected Public Domain Works of H. P. Lovecraft
Delve into the eerie and unsettling world of H. P. Lovecraft, a master of horror whose works have shaped the genre for generations. This col…
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Gol…
Strictly Business
O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). His short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characte…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection
A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Collection of children’s stories written in 1888, dealing primarily with love and selfishness. These stories are generally sad, with a moral…
The Trimmed Lamp
Born in 1862 and died in 1910, O. Henry’s birth name is William Sydney Porter; however, he adopted the pen name O. Henry while in prison. He…
Father Sergius
Prince Stepan Kasatsky experiences a disappointment with his fiancé and decides to become a monk! There is a story line, but beneath …
The Conjure Woman
Published in 1899 by Houghton Mifflin, Chesnutt's first book, The Conjure Woman, was a collection of seven short stories, all set in "P…
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories showcases the rich tapestry of the American West through a collection of eight short stories by Owen Wi…
Four Weird Tales
Four Weird Tales by Algernon Blackwood invites listeners into a realm where the supernatural intertwines with the ordinary. This collection …
Stories of Ships and the Sea
Stories of Ships and the Sea brings together five captivating short stories by renowned author Jack London, celebrated for his vivid storyte…
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories. This collection exemplifies Wilde's sharp …
The Stars, My Brothers
Edmond Hamilton (1904 – 1977) had a career that began as a regular and frequent contributor to Weird Tales magazine. The first hardcover pub…
Dutch Courage and Other Stories
Jack London was quoted as saying, "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall writ…