Grim Tales-E. Nesbit

Tales of Terror and Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.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 in "Tales of Terror and Mystery", a suppressed uneasiness gradually builds up and evolves into sheer terror. In others, the story line unexpectedly changes and comes to a horrific conclusion. Sit back in the comfort of your armchair and let yourself be transported to the strange but compelling world created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Fantastics and Other Fancies by Lafcadio Hearn.This posthumous collection of short stories by noted author and historian of weird folklore brings together 36 of his earliest works, many of them brief romantic sketches of phantasmagoric imagery, supernatural occurrences and tales from far away places. H. P. Lovecraft said of this collection in his seminal essay Supernatural Horror in Literature that it "contains some of the most impressive ghoulishness in all literature".Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Mysterious Key and What It Opened by Louisa May Alcott.An early romantic mystery story by the author of LITTLE WOMEN and LITTLE MEN.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Stories in Black and White.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair.May Sinclair’s Uncanny Stories is a collection of short stories filled with macabre, romantic, and Gothic themes. Enjoy tales of love and loss, murder, philosophy, and supernatural happenings.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Seen and the Unseen by Richard Marsh.Is it true that people can literally be scared to death ? Is it possible to photograph astral projections ? What happens if you play with a pack of cards which belonged to a dead card-trickster ? These and more questions are raised and answered in ''The Seen and the Unseen'' (first published in 1900), a collection of twelve short stories of a supernatural and uncanny nature by English author Richard Marsh (1857-1915), famous for such mystery/horror novels as ''The Beetle'' and ''The Goddess: A Demon''. So if you feel you are ready for some goosebumps before bedtime, snuggle up and have a listen.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Grim Tales by E. Nesbit.A collection of gentle stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can touch across the boundaries of death.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.The stories all have different topics, there are mysterious deaths, haunted houses, ghosts, moving shadows, and all other ingredients which make for a good ghost story.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

The Dark Road Further Adventures of Chéri-Bibi by Gaston Leroux.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Man with the Black Feather by Gaston Leroux.Theophrastus Longuet is a retired manufacturer of rubber stamps in Paris. He now spends his days relaxing, safe from life’s vicissitudes. with his lovely wife Marceline and long time friend M. Lecamus. However into every life a little rain must fall and it becomes apparent that a perfect storm is about to arrive in the lives of our tranquil threesome. The malevolent spirit of a murdering brigand named Cartouche, who was executed in Paris in 1721, is about to disrupt their perfect lives, in a way that will change them all forever. Not even the enigmatic Mage, M. Eliphas de Saint-Elme de Taillebourg de la Nox, in his mysterious underground crypt, may be enough to save them all.Featured on The Phantom of the Opera.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.