The Best Ghost Stories

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English · 1919 · 8h 4m · Horror, Anthologies, Short Stories

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Best Ghost Stories brings together supernatural tales by writers including Daniel Defoe, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, E. F. Benson, Ambrose Bierce, and Rudyard Kipling.

The collection spans different approaches to the ghost story, from early examples of the form to later tales of unease and terror. Rather than following one plot or cast of characters, it offers a series of self-contained encounters with the uncanny.

With a broad range of authors and styles, this anthology suits listeners who want to sample classic supernatural fiction and see how writers from different periods make the ordinary world feel uncertain.

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Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve 11:37 Read by Ben Tucker
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe 37:12 Read by Kyle Donelan
Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James 26:40 Read by Ben Tucker
The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1:02:27 Read by Ben Tucker
The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert 40:38 Read by MorphineLolly
Banshees 15:03 Read by Ny Swanson
The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson 48:14 Read by Ben Tucker
The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood 23:51 Read by Winnifred Assmann
The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling 55:47 Read by Winnifred Assmann
The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews 35:11 Read by Anooshka Bajaj
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce 19:32 Read by Ben Tucker
The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan 16:16 Read by Winnifred Assmann
Dey Ain't No Ghosts by Ellis Parker Butler 28:52 Read by TotalEcho
Some Real American Ghosts Part 1 30:43 Read by Chris Pyle
Some Real American Ghosts Part 2 32:14 Read by Marina