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Horror and the supernatural are the background of Bierce's short stories. His style is marked by vivid description, grim situations, and sardonic twists of fate. In terms of technique, he was far ahead of his time and his short stories are among the very best in American literature.

Revenge, death, and destruction abound in this early short story by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family, including his manservant, die an early death. But when his time comes and he is exploring the castle in wait, he manages to successfully end the curse by deflecting the fatal blow of Charles - the son of the man who was killed so many years ago.

Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of brand new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our world. Featuring an introduction by Jordan Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world, and redefine what it means to be afraid. Very afraid.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】漱石が東京高等工業学校で行った講演で、自身の経験を交えながら文学と工業の対比について語った記録。漱石は文学の道にこそ進んだが、当初は建築家を志望していた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】広島の原子爆弾で壊滅的な被害を受けた過去を持つ「彼」は、喪失感と孤独の中で日々を過ごしていた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】二郎は友人の勇とその妹のみい子を連れて川へ釣りに出かける。みい子は広い畑や蝶に感激するが、釣りの最中に飽きてしまいぐずり出してしまった。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】小学校の頃、正雄の組へ水野という女の子が転入してきた。彼女は「きつね」というあだ名で呼ばれ、いじめられていた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】ある街道の断崖に鶺鴒が巣を作り、三羽の雛を育てていた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】洋行から帰国した加奈子は、4年ぶりの日本の風景や文化の違いに感慨を抱きつつも、旧友であるお京さんの住む裏町を訪れる。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

大倉燁子の探偵小説。女流探偵桜井洋子は、富豪有松武雄から至急の依頼を受け沼津へ向かう。列車内で不審な会話を耳にし、二人の男が途中下車するのを目撃する。沼津到着後、有松邸に着くと、養女の美和子が父の死を告げる。有松は書斎で心臓を短刀で刺され、死亡していた。美和子は父の遺体を発見し、刺さっていた短刀を抜いたと語るが……。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

明治期における女性の社会的立場と自立について説かれた評論。前時代の社会が人の個性を無視し、男女それぞれにあるべき型を押し付けていた状況を批判し、明治維新後の五カ条の御誓文、憲法、教育勅語により、個人の権利と自由が尊重されるようになったと述べる。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

左衛門という年老いた人相見が、三河の国の八ツ橋で泉谷という長者の家を訪れた。主の彦右衛門から継橋にまつわる憐れな伝説を聞いた後、菓子皿を持ってきた娘のお蘭の人相に不吉の形を見る。縁で二人だけになると、左衛門は死を覚悟したお蘭に正直に話すよう諭す。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

田山録弥が、芸術論・創作論をまとめたエッセイ集。芸術が単なる実行や学問、修養だけでは成り立たず、「不思議な鳥」として例えられる創造の閃きが作家の中に宿ることが必要だと述べる。不思議な鳥とは、いまそこにいたかと思うとどこかに飛んで行ってしまうような、そうかと思えば一つの枝にとどまり続けているような、ある人には見え、ある人には見えないというような鳥を指すという。

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James.

A spirit who appears in a law firm reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, a man haunted by the trees cut down to build his house, nefarious specters that snatch anyone who steps into the shadows in which they live, and parakeets that serve as mouthpieces for the dead - these are just a few of the characters Kevin Brockmeier presents in this extraordinary compendium of spectral emanations and their wildly various purposes in (after) life.

A young dog becomes tired of being underfed and abused. Scared of her owner’s threat to kill her, she runs away. The owner of a dog sanctuary rescues her from dogcatchers.

Oscar Wilde's collection of fairy stories are among the greatest and most poignant classics for children and adults alike. Humour, pathos, delightful little characters abound in the stories of The Happy Prince and the Swallow who agrees to keep him company despite approaching winter; The Selfish Giant, who doesn't want children playing in his garden, and The Remarkable Rocket.

This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds listeners of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. Among the 42 selections in this audiobook are such classics as "A Bear Hunt", "A Rose for Emily", "Two Soldiers", and "The Brooch".

Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York's Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track a zombie horde in order to research zombie behavior; an all-girl riding school has sinister secrets; a town rails in vain against a curse inflicted upon it by its founders; and much more.