Classic Horror Stories To Chill Your Bones

by A. M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Colleen Delany, Graeme Malcolm, Grover Gardner, Nick Sampson, Patrick Lawlor, Simon Prebble, Simon Vance

Overview

An eclectic collection of many of the spookiest classic tales of horror, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The New Catacomb, A.M. Burrage's Smee, Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog and The Cask of Amontillado, W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, and Algernon Blackwood's The Willows.

Editorial Reviews

JULY 2011 - AudioFile

One could call these stories classics, or possibly old chestnuts, but if they're sometimes overly familiar, they’re still of high quality. So are most of the readings, though some recordings seem archival, and some have been used before. Unfortunately, narrators are rarely noted. Uncredited readings such as “The Monkey’s Paw,” “Smee,” and “The Willows” are among the best of a fine lot, generating chills through effective pacing and good acting. Simon Vance is fine on Conan Doyle’s creepy, if predictable, “The New Catacomb,” and Grover Gardner hams it just enough for “The Cask of Amontillado.” But Patrick Lawlor’s amiable everyman’s voice is a bad fit for Poe, especially “The Masque of the Red Death.” This book might be useful for schools, to engage reluctant readers. W.M. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

JULY 2011 - AudioFile

One could call these stories classics, or possibly old chestnuts, but if they're sometimes overly familiar, they’re still of high quality. So are most of the readings, though some recordings seem archival, and some have been used before. Unfortunately, narrators are rarely noted. Uncredited readings such as “The Monkey’s Paw,” “Smee,” and “The Willows” are among the best of a fine lot, generating chills through effective pacing and good acting. Simon Vance is fine on Conan Doyle’s creepy, if predictable, “The New Catacomb,” and Grover Gardner hams it just enough for “The Cask of Amontillado.” But Patrick Lawlor’s amiable everyman’s voice is a bad fit for Poe, especially “The Masque of the Red Death.” This book might be useful for schools, to engage reluctant readers. W.M. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171862831
Publisher:	Listen & Live Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	11/27/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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