In the thick fog of the Civil War, Captain Ransome follows orders he doesn’t understand and discovers how obedience can destroy as surely as bullets. With Bierce’s trademark irony and soldier’s eye for the absurd, One Kind of Officer captures the quiet madness of men bound by duty when reason has fled. A sharp, haunting glimpse into war’s cruel logic from one of America’s darkest voices. Table of contents: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:10 Chapter I - Of The Uses Of Civility 00:01:59 Chapter II - Under What Circumstances Men Do Not Wish To Be Shot 00:08:02 Chapter III - How To Play The Cannon Without Notes 00:11:03 Chapter IV - To Introduce General Masterson 00:14:11 Chapter V - How Sounds Can Fight Shadows 00:19:01 Chapter VI - Why, Being Affronted By A, It Is Not Best To Affront B

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In a dingy Chicago bar where Prohibition is merely a word and whiskey still flows freely, young poet Alfred Trever steps into a world his mother - a respected poetess - tried so hard to shield him from. Driven by fascination with decadent poetry and desire to experience "life as it is," he encounters a mysterious vagrant known as "Old Bugs" - a man who seems to hide a shocking past behind his facade of destitution and alcoholism. When their paths cross, fate writes an unexpected story, proving that the past has a way of resurfacing in the most surprising moments. This riveting tale emerges from Lovecraft's acquaintance with the young Alfred Galpin, crafted to impart upon him the perils of alcohol. Enclosed within one of Lovecraft's letters to Galpin, written in response to the young man's confession of surreptitiously consuming a bottle of whiskey and wine from the woods of his hometown of Appleton prior to the implementation of Prohibition in 1919.

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When Professor Parkins discovers an ancient whistle while on vacation on the coast of England, he has no idea about the dark forces he is about to summon. His scientific skepticism is put to the test as disturbing dreams and inexplicable phenomena begin to disturb his peace. "Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad" is a classic ghost story by M.R. James that speaks to our deepest fears, reminding us that some things are better left undisturbed. Subscribe to our channel for more audiobooks like this.

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In the romantic Moonlight Quill bookshop in Manhattan, a quiet clerk, Merlin Grainger, lives a life built of dust, shelves, and safe choices - until a girl with rippling chestnut hair steps over the threshold. One reckless gesture sends a silk lampshade bowing beneath a rain of hurled volumes, and Merlin’s orderly world splits at the seams, exposing the tantalizing promise of another fate. Table of contents: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:13 Chapter I 00:20:17 Chapter II 00:37:11 Chapter III 00:54:18 Chapter IV

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A boy ends up in a gloomy old house by the river and meets Miss Duveen - a neighbour who’s equal parts charming, odd, and quietly unsettling. It starts with casual chats in a garden... but the longer it goes on, the more it feels like there’s something slightly wrong beneath the surface. Walter de la Mare delivers that perfect slow-burn kind of eerie: more whisper than scream, and impossible to shake once you’ve stepped into it.

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When a penniless young Englishman accepts a mysterious post as secretary to a reserved gentleman named Mr. Smith, he has no inkling of the harrowing journey ahead. Drawn across the Atlantic and deep into the desolate valleys of the American frontier, he finds himself engulfed in a land where silence masks menace, and every human face seems turned against him. Haunted by inexplicable hostility and a growing sense of dread, he stumbles upon a secret so horrific it defies comprehension. But the truth, once seen, cannot be unseen—and some valleys echo with darkness long after you've left them behind.

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En un pequeño pueblo olvidado donde el tiempo parece haberse detenido, un antiguo profesor conoce al misterioso Sr. Kempe. Este hombre extraordinario ha dedicado su vida a explorar los secretos de la vida después de la muerte. A medida que se desarrolla la conversación, la atmósfera se vuelve cada vez más inquietante y la frontera entre la realidad y el sueño se difumina. ¿Te atreves a sumergirte en esta historia llena de ambigüedad y sutil tensión? «El Sr. Kempe», de Walter de la Mare, es una historia que te cautivará desde la primera página y no te dejará olvidarla.

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“Mother of Toads” is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith, originally published in the July issue of Weird Tales in 1938. The plot revolves around a young apothecary’s assistant who encounters an extraordinary witch deep in the forest. Readers are drawn into a mysterious world where magic and supernatural phenomena intertwine with human desires and fears. The tale is filled with intriguing details and unexpected twists that will captivate fans of horror and fantasy.

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In the quietude of an English manor nestled near mist-shrouded woods and forgotten hills, a young woman finds herself drawn into the enigmatic world of Professor Gregg—an unorthodox scholar obsessed with forbidden knowledge. What begins as a tale of rescue from destitution soon unfolds into a deeper mystery: cryptic symbols etched in stone, strange outbursts from a mute boy, and a haunting name whispered in a dead language. As she observes the professor’s descent into obsession, she must confront the growing dread that something stirs in the shadow of the hills—something older than myth, and far more terrifying. The Novel of the Black Seal is a chilling blend of Gothic horror and early weird fiction, a tale that dares to ask what lies beneath the veil of human history—and whether we are truly alone.

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