Black Magic: a Tale of the Rise and Fall of the Antichrist


Read by Cynthia Brooks

(4.3 stars; 94 reviews)

Witches, spells, ghosts, pacts with the Devil, occult rituals, love triangles, popes and the Anti-Christ are some of the ingredients of this chilling early horror work (set in the middle-ages) by Marjorie Bowen that some consider to be the ultimate Gothic Novel. With enough suspenseful plot twists and turns to keep most listeners on edge guessing till the very end. (Summary by kadath) (10 hr 37 min)

Chapters

Part 1, Chapter 1, Sunshine 24:27 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 2, The Students 9:59 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 3, The Experiement 14:35 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 4, The Departure 16:05 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 5, Comrades 14:08 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 6, The Lady 17:54 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 7, Spells 32:18 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 8, The Castle 20:41 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 9, Sebastian 19:38 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 10, The Saint 15:18 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 11, The Witch 20:40 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 12, Ysabeau 16:58 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 13, The Snaring of Jacobea 28:01 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 14, The Snaring of Theirry 29:45 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 15, Melchoir of Brabant 30:35 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 16, The Quarrel 12:24 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 17, The Murder 25:21 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 18, The Pursuit of Jacobea 18:30 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 19, Sybilla 24:31 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 20, Huge of Rooselaare 19:06 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 21, Betrayed 17:14 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 1, Chapter 22, Blaise 15:31 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 1, Cardinal Luigi Caprarola 16:52 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 2, The Confession 23:36 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 3, The Empress 18:45 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 4, The Dancer in Orange 17:43 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 5, The Pope 16:38 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 6, San Giovanni in Laterano 14:06 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 7, The Vengeance of Michael II. 8:51 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 8, Ursula of Rooselaare 15:19 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 9, Pope and Empress 8:14 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 10, Evening Before the Coronation 15:56 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 11, The Angels 13:20 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 12, In the Vatican 16:44 Read by Cynthia Brooks
Part 2, Chapter 13, The Secret 7:30 Read by Cynthia Brooks

Reviews


(5 stars)

A very interesting story, made even better by an amazingly good reader

great book and well worth a listen


(4.5 stars)

Thank you Molly for reading this book. Your reading style is enjoyable to listen to. You also have a nice singing voice. B


(5 stars)

Fantastic story, and a really wonderful reading – thank you so much for this!

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(5 stars)

excellent reader and great book!!

Very Atmospheric


(4 stars)

I had never heard of Marjorie Bowen - but I was attracted to this book because of the title.I thoroughly enjoyed the story even though some of the dialogue was a bit clunky at times. I do hope Librivox will do more of Marjorie Bowen's novels.


(3 stars)

Had a hard time getting into story. had to give up after 6 chapters. Redeeming factor was it was fairly well read.

Wow I was surprised at what a great yarn this turned out to be!!


(5 stars)

Extremely well read by Molly Craig llll