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First published in 1910, The Horse of the Invisible tells the tale of Carnacki, a ghost detective investigating the haunting of a country house that threatens the wedding of the Hisgins Family's daughter and her fiance. The source of the apparition must be found before the soon-to-be-wed woman is driven mad, or even to her death. Carnacki does not suspect supernatural forces are at work in this case, but even a ghostbuster can be wrong.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the merging genre of science fiction. Here is a third collection of some of his best stories: The Oblong Box, M.S. Found In A Bottle, and Loss of Breath.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practictioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a second collection of some of his best stories.

William Fryer Harvey (April 14, 1885 - June 4, 1937), known as W. F. Harvey, was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the macabre and horror genres.

Of the dozens of tales of ghostly encounters on the island of Nantucket that writer Blue Balliett has heard, "They" is the one that had the most profound and frightening impact on her.

A poetic long-form tale of girls, ghouls, and school dances alongside other horrors of adolescence weave a contemporary twist with Edgar Allan Poe and pop culture references.

The Breathing Dead, a zombie tale, follows Karen, Jane, Sam and House fighting for survival in Farmore. In a world where being dead no longer means the end, time is running out for the human race.

東京落語は『お化け長屋』という演題で、寄席や落語会で頻繁に上演されていますが、上方落語では滅多に演じられることはありません。

Listen as Mike Anderson, storyteller and songwriter extraordinaire, delivers spooky stories, and sing along with some of his very best songs!

アイ文庫アトリエにて公開収録方式でおこなわれたライブ朗読シリーズから、今回は「怪談」コレクションです。小泉八雲「葬られたる秘密」、田中貢太郎「法衣」、諸国奇談より「十六桜」、夏目漱石「夢十夜」などを、いずれも個性的な朗読者による独特の表現と、水城雄による演出と音楽で構成しました。臨場感あふれるライブならではの表現をお楽しみ下さい。演出=水城雄。(C)アイ文庫1.小泉八雲(戸川明三・訳)「葬られたる秘密」/斉藤亜実 死んだお園の姿が葬式の夜から毎夜箪笥のそばに現れる……いったい何に執着するのか? 2.田中貢太郎「法衣」/林恭子 尼僧のもとへ知り合いの男が訪ねてきて、法衣を貸してくれと言う。ところが持っていったはずの法衣が玄関に残されていた……なぜ? 3.小泉八雲(諸国奇談より)「十六桜」/渡部龍朗 伊予の国に1月16日に咲いてその日のうちに散る桜がある。その壮絶な理由とは? 4.夏目漱石「夢十夜」より「第三夜」/野々宮卯妙 夜、青坊主の子どもを背負って森へと続く道を歩く。この子を一刻も早く捨てなくてはと思いながら……じわじわと迫り来る恐怖!【演出・朗読者について】 斉藤亜実、林恭子、渡部龍朗、野々宮卯妙の4人が、瞬発力と即興的表現力が要求されるライブレコーディングに臨みました。水城雄による即興ピアノ演奏が、朗読者たちと絶妙にからみ、臨場感を盛り上げます...

The paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price. The Monkey's Paw is a classic horror short story written by author W. W. Jacobs, first published in England in 1902.

Smee is a crackling ghost story about a guest in a haunted house telling other visitors of the death of a young girl, years ago, playing a game of hide-and-seek.

Two Tales From H. P. Lovecraft includes the American horror writer's short stories, "The Cats of Ulthar", of how a law forbidding the killing of cats came to be in a town called Ulthar, and "The Terrible Old Man", notable as the first story to make use of Lovecraft's fictional New England town of Kingsport. Both were written in 1920.

Written in 1933, this classic ghost story features Bowen's typically superb descriptions of desolation and decay. Bowen was born on November 1, 1885, on Hayling Island, Hampshire, and died December 23, 1952. She was a novelist and writer whose total output numbers over 150 volumes.

"The Oblong Box" is a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe that first appeared in the May 1844 edition of Godey's Lady's Book about a sea voyage and a mysterious box. Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Patrick Girard Lawlor, a classically trained stage actor, has performed onstage throughout the US and Europe.

"Loss of Breath" is a humorous short story by Edgar Allen Poe that first appeared in a 1832 issue of The Philadelphia Saturday Courier. Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Patrick Girard Lawlor, a classically trained stage actor, has performed onstage throughout the US and Europe.

Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his detective stories, he also wrote other short stories which are masterpieces of mystery and suspense. In some of the stories, a supressed uneasiness gradually builds up and evolves into sheer terror; in others, the story line unexpectedly changes and comes to an unlikely conclusion. In "The Beetle-Hunter", a beginning doctor is employed on a strange errand to a coleopterist.

"Masque of the Red Death", a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms.

First published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book, the story is set in 19th century Italy and concerns the deadly revenge taken by the insane narrator on a friend he claims has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive.