Short Stories audiobooks

Unwinding

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Yorkshire, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and took a degree in medicine at Leeds. Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories.... Read more

The Horror Stories of H. P. Lovecraft

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Thirteen terrifying horror stories from the master of the macabre....
1. Pickman’s Model
2. The Terrible Old Man
3. Dagon
4. From Beyond
5. The Cats of Ulthar
6. Nyarlathotep
7. Imprisoned with the Pharaohs
8. The Book
9. Memory
10. The Beast in the Cave
11. The Evil Clergyman
12. In the Vault
13. Cool Air Read more

The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard

By: Robert E. Howard

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Ervin Howard (1906 – 1936) was an American author who was best known for his macabre horror stories and weird tales. This collection brings together a highly representative selection of his creepy stories, written very much after the Lovecraftian style.

• Rattle of Bones
• Sea Curse
• Pigeons from Hell
• In the Forest of Villefore
• The Dream... Read more

The Ransom of Red Chief

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862 – 1910), an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are loved for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.

"The Ransom of Red Chief" is a tale of a kidnapping. A couple of desparadoes abduct the ten year old son of the richest man in a village in the deep south.... Read more

The Man who Hated Aspidistras

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

"Tha Man who hated Aspidistras" is an eerie tale of a man whose life, from boyhood onward, as been blighted by the sinister houseplants favoured by Victorian ladies. His dislike turns almost to a mania... and then things take... Read more

The Clock

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Yorkshire, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and took a degree in medicine at Leeds. Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories.

"The... Read more

Dead of Night

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, particularly in the mystery and horror genres.

"Dead of Night" is a creepy tale set during a Zeppelin raid during the first world war. Athelston Digby goes out during a raid to check on a fire at a factory of which he is a shareholder. While he is out he is involved in an... Read more

The Mystery of the Steel Room

By: Thomas W. Hanshew

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas W. Hanshew (1857 – 1914) was an American writer from New York. His best-loved creation was the private detective Hamilton Cleek, known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard.

In "The Mystery of... Read more

Double Demon

By: W. F. Harvey

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres.

Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Yorkshire, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and took a degree in medicine at Leeds. Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories.

Double... Read more

Drunken Fireworks

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Tim Sample

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

2016 Audie Award Finalist for Original Work

A classic Stephen King short story from the bestselling collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams!

Alden McCausland and his mother are what they call “accident rich”; thanks to an unexpected life-insurance policy payout and a winning Big Maine Millions scratcher, Alden and his Ma are able to spend their... Read more

I Hope You Dance

By: Robin Lee Hatcher

Narrated by: Windy Lanzl

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Will a sworn bachelor determined to stay single fall in love with his dance teacher?Grant Nichols is a genius in the kitchen and a klutz on the dance floor. But his friend’s wedding is shaping up to be a shindig the likes of which Kings Meadow has never seen—including dancing. Lots of dancing. Then he learns that a local dance teacher, Skye... Read more

Black Glass

By: Karen Joy Fowler

Narrated by: Emily Durante, Todd Haberkorn & Heather Wilds

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker-shortlisted, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.In 1999 Karen Joy Fowler won the World Fantasy Award for Black Glass, a collection of thirteen stories in which she “[Managed] to re-create both life’s extraordinary and... Read more

Pigeons from Hell

By: Robert E. Howard

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Ervin Howard ( 1906-1936) was an American writer of weird stories and horror fiction.

Pigeons from Hell is a classic horror story set in a deserted old planters' house in the Deep South, where something unwholesome stalks the rooms. When two young men, Griswell and Branner, happen upon the old house on their vacation road trip and decide... Read more

The Evil Clergyman

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who was acclaimed posthumously for his brilliant and influential works of horror fiction.

"The Evil Clergyman" is a strange tale of a long-dead, malevolent cleric who still has the power to reach into the present time and cause untold dreadful harm to... Read more

The Dream Snake

By: Robert E. Howard

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author famous for his weird tales and horror stories. The Dream Snake is a terrifying tale of a man who has had a recurring dream about being pursued by a sinister, unseen giant snake which gets nearer and nearer to him every night.... Read more

Cool Air

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), better known as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame for his brilliant and highly influential works of horror fiction.

"Cool Air" is the story of a mysterious, reclusive doctor who appears to be suffering from a peculiar illness which involves him cooling his rooms to... Read more

The Book

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), known as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer acclaimed for his outstanding and highly influential works of horror fiction.

"The Book" tells the story of a man who finds an old handwritten volume of incantations and spells which unlock the gateway to new and frightening worlds. Read more

Pickman's Model

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who achieved posthumous acclaim for his outstanding and influential works of horror fiction.

"Pickman's Model" is the story of a bizarre painter who has an uncanny genius for painting terrifying, hellish creatures which are extraordinarily lifelike.... Read more

From Beyond

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 - 1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American author who achieved fame after his death for his groundbreaking works of horror fiction.

In "From Beyond", a maniacal scientist develops an extraordinary machine which enables humans to tap in to a range of additional senses which allow him to perceive whole... Read more

Rattle of Bones

By: Robert E. Howard

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American writer of weird tales and horror fiction.

Rattle of Bones is a tale featuring one of Howard's most popular heroes, the stalwart English puritan, Solomon Kane. In this tale Kane meets another traveller while journeying through the Black Forest, and the two arrive at a sinister, lonely inn, which... Read more

The Terrible Old Man

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American author of horror fiction who achieved posthumous fame as one of the most influential writers of his day.

"The Terrible Old Man" is the gruesome story of three robbers who set out to steal from a mysterious and reclusive retired sea captain who has a circle of... Read more

The Cats of Ulthar

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American writer who achieved fame only posthumously for his influential horror stories.

"The Cats of Uthar" is a strange tale about the village of Uthar, which is known for its law that no man may kill at cat. This is the peculiar story of the terrible events that led to... Read more

The Right Hand of Doom

By: Robert E. Howard

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author who wrote weird fiction and terrifying horror stories.

The Right Hand of Doom features one of his most fascinating characters, the puritan Soloman Kane. Kane is staying at an inn where in the taproom a braggard is boasting about having brought the evil necromancer Roger Simeon to... Read more

Dagon

By: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), who wrote as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American author who achieved posthumous acclaim for his outstanding and influential works of horror fiction.

Dagon is the story of a shipwrecked sailor who comes face to face with an ancient and terrible sea god, Dagon. So horrifying is his ordeal that he spends the rest... Read more