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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

万年一等兵の白崎恭助と赤井新次は、戦争が終わると汽車で大阪に向かう。途中の駅で窓から乗車するのを助けた女性は、高射砲陣地に慰問に来た歌手だったが、彼女はトランクを忘れたまま京都で下りてしまう。大阪に着くと、白崎は彼女のトランクを持ってバラックとなった我が家で、父と一緒に暮らし始める。一方、赤井の家は焼跡になっていて、妻や子の姿は消えていた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

はるか北の島では、冬が近づくと人々は南へ向けて旅立つ準備を始める。その別れの晩、小屋に集まった男女は食卓を囲み、歌い、にぎやかに踊る。窓の外では、孤独な一匹の狐がその様子をじっと眺めていた。「人間は、ああして楽しそうに暮らしているのに……」――狐は、彼らのように踊ってみたいという、ふとした願いを抱く。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

不景気な村で暮らす仙太は、妻に隠れて大切な納税用の五円札を握りしめ、「今日は山だ！」と唐鍬を担いで家を出る。実は競馬場へ向かうのだ。村人たちは地道な農作業では小遣い銭も稼げず、一攫千金を夢見て馬券に熱中していた。一枚の馬券がたった五分間で五円も十円も稼いでくれる―そんな誘惑に村全体が疫病のように取り憑かれている。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

嵐の中、一羽の小鳥が群れからはぐれ、吹き荒れる風雨に翻弄されながら空をさまよい続けている。やがて雲が途切れたとき、小鳥が見たものは自分の真下一面に広がる海だった。翼を休める場所もなく絶望に包まれたが、それでも最後の力を振り絞って飛び続けると、遠くに一筋の明るい光を発見した──。

Since 2012, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights has been keeping people awake through the night with terrifying audio renditions of tales derived from the darkest of minds. In this first of three volumes, we've collected 30 never-before-heard tales, written by some of the most prolific and talented authors in the online horror fiction community, and bring them to you performed by longtime Horror Hill podcast host and voice actor Erik Peabody.

Enserrée entre le lit du Rhin et les montagnes des Vosges, l'Alsace offre un paysage où la nature et l'histoire s’entrelacent pour donner naissance à un patrimoine unique de contes et de légendes. Des flèches effondrées des châteaux médiévaux aux profondeurs des forêts ombragées, chaque recoin de cette terre abrite des récits empreints de poésie, d’héroïsme et de mystère. Découvrez des histoires qui ont traversé les siècles, portées par la voix des conteurs et la plume des écrivains.

Vor 25 Jahren startete Oliver Döring seine phänomenale Karriere in der Hörspielszene. In dieser ersten Auflage seiner Gesammelten Werke stellt IMAGA nun eine Auswahl seiner eigenen Werke vor, moderiert von Phil, der dazu auch noch Anekdoten und Hintergrundwissen augenzwinkernd beizutragen weiß. Diese Sammlung ist einzigartig, allerdings nichts für schwache Nerven!

In the collection's marvelous title story, two aging vampires in a sun-drenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. In "The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979", a dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left in a seagull's nest. "Proving Up" and "The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis" find Russell veering into more sinister territory.

For over three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror listeners crave. Now, with the eighth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the audio of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman; Kelley Armstrong; Stephen King; Linda Nagata; Laird Barron; Margo Lanagan; and many others.

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.

Twenty-one tales ranging from horror to crime thriller, to science fiction, contemporary fiction to fantasy, and more. From stories a few days ago, to ones over 30 years old. All Hell Breaks Loose is the second book in a series collecting all of Armand Rosamilia's short fiction.

In Zombies, the absurdity of both life and death are on full display as the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze - electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant - this story represents everything listeners have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk.

German short stories began in the late 18th century as brief, beautifully written moral fables. In the following century, style evolved toward realism in parallel with that of other European literature. From the lofty idealism of Goethe to the searing verisimilitude of Mann, German writers of all styles have left us some of the most arresting profiles of the human condition ever conceived.

Imagine a future in which human boxing has been replaced by heavyweight bouts between massive robots. Richard Matheson’s classic short story, “Steel", is the inspiration for Real Steel, a new movie starring Hugh Jackman.

A holiday classic by Charles Dickens. Originally published in 1843, Dickens worried about the disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished, and it was his attempt to bring this disparity into the light of day, to appeal to the die-hard capitalists to take care of the downtrodden masses. Since this inequity continues, this story is still popular, and will probably continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

When nature gets up close and personal, it isn’t always pretty. A fallen tree sparks a poisonous feud between neighbors. A child searches the darkness for the gleam of a tiger’s teeth. A woman holds off a colony of oddly relentless prairie dogs. In unsettling stories that range from horror to magical realism, award-winning authors lay bare the secrets hidden in the land.

Russian literature exudes an atmosphere of mysticism, which is said to be a natural result of the simplicity of her people. Often, instead of being "about" anything, Russian stories sometimes seem to be the "thing" in itself. Be this as it may, it is an undeniable fact that with hardly any portent of future greatness to come, Russian literature suddenly sprang fully developed into existence in the 19th century.

First Thrills will include never-before-published stories by New York Times best-selling authors including Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffery Deaver, Heather Graham, Joan Johnston, John Lescroart, Alex Kava and Deb Carlin, Michael Palmer (with Daniel James Palmer), Karin Slaughter, and Wendi Corsi Staub.

Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho crime authors! This captivating collection of short mysteries and crime capers - which features New York Times best-selling authors, Crime Writers Association Gold and Diamond Dagger winners, and Edgar Award nominees - contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.

A terrifying collection of classic Victorian short stories about ghosts, werewolves and vampires. The Wolf Book by Henry Chapman Mercer. Number Ninety by B. M. Croker. Ken's Mystery by Julian Hawthorne. The Piano Next Door by Elia W. Peattie. The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains by Frederick Marryat. The Horla by Guy de Maupassant. Absolute Evil by Julian Hawthorne. Mrs. Amworth by E. F. Benson.