Short Stories audiobooks

A Necklace of Raindrops

By: Joan Aiken

Narrated by: Lizza Aiken

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading. There’s a flying apple pie, a cat that’s bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the... Read more

The Tragedy of Errors, and Others

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Tragedy of Errors is the lengthy and detailed plot outline for the final but never published Ellery Queen novel, containing all the hallmarks of the greatest Queen mysteries—the dying message, the succession of false solutions before the astonishing truth is revealed, and scrupulous fair play to the listener. And the theme is one that Queen... Read more

Terror Town

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “Terror Town,” the small New England town of Northfield is deftly sketched as the background for a series of violent deaths, all on the exact same spot: the muddy gravesite where the first body, that of a farmer’s son,... Read more

HMEROLOGIA AIGAIOY

By: Dimitris V. Maninis

Narrated by: Dimitris V. Maninis

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Eight short stories regarding Aegean sea and the life of the Aegean  island’s inhabitants, with their sorrows and joys, as seen by seamen before tourist crowds and technology’s  invasion. Read more

Skeleton Crew

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King, Frances Sternhagen, Matthew Brode...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King, including “The Monkey” and “The Mist”!

From one of the greatest storytellers in modern times comes this classic collection of twenty-two works of fright and wonder…unforgettable tales that will take you to the edge of imagination, where your darkest fears... Read more

Four Past Midnight

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: James Woods, Tim Sample, Willem Dafoe & Ken Howard

Length: 29 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes the story “The Sun Dog”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

The Bram Stoker Prize-winner for Best Fiction Collection—four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will “grab you and not let go” (The Washington Post).

With the success of the Hulu series 11/22/63 starring James Franco and the highly anticipated The Dark Tower... Read more

Én és a besúgók (regényrészlet)

By: György Miklós Száraz

Narrated by: Zsolt László & Gábor Reviczky

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Száraz Miklós György, a Magyar Érdemrend Lovagkeresztjével kitüntetett Babérkoszorú- és József Attila-díjas író, a KMI 12 szerzője Én és a besúgók című írásának (az Apám darabokban című regény részletének) hangoskönyv-változata. Szereplők: Elbeszélő: László Zsolt Apa: Reviczky Gábor Rendezte: Hegyi Árpád Jutocsa Read more

9 french short stories by Guy de Maupassant

By: Guy de Maupassant

Narrated by: Paul Edwards

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Little children need tales and stories, for they play an essential part in their development by awakening their imagination, introducing them to symbolic imagery, and bringing forth emotions in a healthy, constructive way. Our audiobook collection means to bring together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends which have fed the children of... Read more

Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave

By: Julia Donaldson

Narrated by: Sophie Thompson

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at... Read more

Don’t Cry

By: Mary Gaitskill

Narrated by: Mary Gaitskill

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Gaitskill returns with a luminous new collection of stories—her first in more than ten years.In “College Town 1980,” young people adrift in Ann Arbor, Michigan, debate the meaning of personal strength at the start of the Reagan era; in the urban fairy tale “Mirror Ball,” a young man steals a girl’s soul during a one-night stand; and in “The... Read more

Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse

By: Julia Donaldson

Narrated by: Sophie Thompson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that.... Read more

There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe); & There Was a Crooked Man

By: Melissa Everett

Narrated by: Erin Yuen

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe): What do you do when you live in a shoe? Save up some loot and move to a boot! There Was a Crooked Man: Everything is a little crooked in this silly rhyme everyone loves to recite. Read more

Dead in Her Tracks

By: Kendra Elliot

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

On Christmas morning, Solitude, Oregon, unwraps murder…This wasn’t how Police Chief Zane Duncan expected to spend his first Christmas with fellow officer and girlfriend Stevie Taylor. But when a local motel calls in the discovery of a dead body, the couple’s holiday takes a grim turn. This is the second murder in Solitude within the week,... Read more

Blutmond

By: J.R. Kron

Narrated by: Matthias Ernst Holzmann

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Minikrimi im alten Rom Die junge Archäologiestudentin Hanna macht bei einer Ausgrabung am Odenwaldlimes eine schaurige Entdeckung. 2000 Jahre vorher flieht Manius aus Rom, um der Gerechtigkeit zu entgehen. Als plötzlich ein Fremder in dem kleinen Feldlager auftaucht und anfängt Fragen zu stellen, holt ihn seine dunkle Vergangenheit wieder... Read more

The Lizard

By: Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1866-1944) was a British writer of popular adventure fiction and fantastic literature.

'The Lizard' is an adventure story about a man who goes exploring a newly discovered underground cave in Yorkshire, where he makes a terrifying discovery. Read more

A Ghost's Revenge

By: Lettice Galbraith

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Lettice Galbraith is as mysterious as the stories she wrote. She appeared on the literary scene in 1893 with a rash of short stories and one novel, published another story four years later, and then disappeared without a trace. Yet despite the brevity of her presence on the literary stage, her supernatural stories have remained popular to this... Read more

For the Blood is the Life

By: F. Marion Crawford

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his classic weird and fantastic stories, especially those set in Italy. One of the most famous of these is 'For the Blood Is the Life' - a strange and uncanny vampire story set on the coast of Calabria. Read more

The Ghost in the Cupboard Room

By: Wilkie Collins

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

William Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories and was a great friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens.

'The Ghost in the Cupboard Room' is a strange tale of a sailor who is captured by a vindictive enemy on the Spanish Main, who ties and gags him on the floor of the hold, which contains... Read more

The Screaming Skull

By: F. Marion Crawford

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer famed for his classic weird and fantastic stories.

One of his most famous tales is 'The Screaming Skull' - a terrifying ghost story based on a true horror legend of a hideous murder which is avenged from beyond the grave. Read more

The Shadow on the Blind

By: Louisa Baldwin

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Louisa Baldwin (1845-1925) was a British author of popular Victorian ghost stories. She spent much of her adult life as a bedridden invalid. Her hatred of idleness, combined with her imagination, led her to write. Her son was Stanley Baldwin, who became the British prime minister.

'The Shadow on the Blind' is a classic gothic ghost story. An old,... Read more

Terminus: A "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher" Essay

By: Hilary Mantel

Narrated by: Jane Carr

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Terminus: A "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher" Essay by Hilary Mantel

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is The New York Times bestselling collection, from the Man Booker prize-winner for Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, that has been called "scintillating" (New York Times Books Review), "breathtaking" (NPR), "exquisite" (The Chicago... Read more

Like Swimming

By: Ryan W. Bradley

Narrated by: Elijah Alexander

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Ryan W. Bradley takes listeners into the world of blue-collar Alaska, reflecting on all that is unique about the rough and untamed state while touching on the basic truths about what it means to be human. In “Like Swimming,” an aging construction worker copes with memory issues and his own mortality while showing a newcomer the ropes. Read more

The Long Grass

By: Ryan W. Bradley

Narrated by: Elijah Alexander

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Ryan W. Bradley takes listeners into the world of blue-collar Alaska, reflecting on all that is unique about the rough and untamed state while touching on the basic truths about what it means to be human. In “The Long Grass,” a young man struggles with the expectations of becoming a man and receiving his father’s approval. Read more

Valley of the Moon

By: Ryan W. Bradley

Narrated by: Elijah Alexander

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Ryan W. Bradley takes listeners into the world of blue-collar Alaska, reflecting on all that is unique about the rough and untamed state while touching on the basic truths about what it means to be human. In “Valley of the Moon,” an absentee father meets his son for the first time and comes to grips with the life he’s missed. Read more