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Gothic Tales of Terror: Volume 1
- Narrated by: David Healy, Bill Wallis, Richard Mitchley
- Series: Gothic Tales of Terror, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales to bear macabre and chilling witness to writers as diverse as Thomas Hardy, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back, and take in their words as they lead you on a walk to places you’d perhaps rather not visit on your own.
Our stories are The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy, The Judges House by Bram Stoker, Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe and The Lurking Fear by HP Lovecraft. These stories are read for you by many readers including Bill Wallis, David Healy and Richard Mitchley.