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Classic Tales of Horror
Classic Tales Of Horror offers up fifteen slices of powerful story-telling from the world's great mystery & classic horror authors.
From Henry James and Ambrose Bierce to Bram Stoker and Charles Dickens.
The Man & The Snake by Ambrose Bierce, Man-Size In Marble by E Nesbitt, The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce, The Mysterious Mansion by Honore De Balzac, The Judge's House by Bram Stoker, Lost Face by Jack London, by Charles Dickens, The Ghostly Rental by Henry James, The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards, The Picture In The House by HP Lovecraft, True Relation Of The Apparition Of One Mrs Veal by Daniel Defoe, Transformation by Mary Shelley, The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs, William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe, Canon Alberic's Scrapbook by M.R. James.
Read by John Waite (BBC Radio 4), Sarah Douglas (Superman I & II), Michael Fenton-Stevens (Spitting Image, KYTV, Hitchhiker's Guide) and Ben Onwukwe (London's Burning, Othello).
From Henry James and Ambrose Bierce to Bram Stoker and Charles Dickens.
The Man & The Snake by Ambrose Bierce, Man-Size In Marble by E Nesbitt, The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce, The Mysterious Mansion by Honore De Balzac, The Judge's House by Bram Stoker, Lost Face by Jack London, by Charles Dickens, The Ghostly Rental by Henry James, The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards, The Picture In The House by HP Lovecraft, True Relation Of The Apparition Of One Mrs Veal by Daniel Defoe, Transformation by Mary Shelley, The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs, William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe, Canon Alberic's Scrapbook by M.R. James.
Read by John Waite (BBC Radio 4), Sarah Douglas (Superman I & II), Michael Fenton-Stevens (Spitting Image, KYTV, Hitchhiker's Guide) and Ben Onwukwe (London's Burning, Othello).
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Published December 16, 2013
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October 15, 2023
A great little collection ! Here are thoughts of the individual stories
The Man & The Snake by Ambrose Bierce - 3/5 Good but nothing amazing
Man-Size In Marble by E Nesbitt – 4/5 Great concept and ending, just a little too short.
The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce – 5/5 That third part was a masterpiece
The Mysterious Mansion by Honore De Balzac – 5/5 That ending ! Very Poe esque, bleak and dark, and really believable
The Judge’s House by Bram Stoker – 5/5 AHH soo tense
Lost Face by Jack London – 2/5. Not very good. Well written but not very good. Also really not great Native American rep. Which seems about right for Jack London.
A Confession Found In A Prison by Charles Dickens – 5/5 I love a story where it’s the guilt of a terrible man tearing him apart. Very short but very good.
The Ghostly Rental by Henry James – 5/5 So bloody good ! Henry James is such a fantastic writer, and I think I’m gonna go read all his books.
The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards – 3/5 I liked the first half but the second part that was the ghost story was far too short, Id have liked it to be a little more balanced. I did however like that the main character was a total arsehole. Such a smug bastard.
The Picture In The House by HP Lovecraft – 2/5 Just nothing to it
True Relation Of The Apparition Of One Mrs Veal by Daniel Defoe – 2/5 Another dud sadly
Transformation by Mary Shelley – 5/5 This is a fantastic body swap story, with an arse protagonist and a love of the city of Genoa
The Monkey’s Paw by WW Jacobs – 5/5 This is a masterpiece. I love the concept, and its something I reference often but had never read, and it was much better than I’d ever expected. I love how likeable the two leads were, and you felt for their pain and suffering, and the dark twists of making wishes.
William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe – 3/5 I liked it but its not a fav Poe story. Although his description of the party/drunken night was so vivid haha.
Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook by M.R. James – 4/5 I quite liked this one
The Man & The Snake by Ambrose Bierce - 3/5 Good but nothing amazing
Man-Size In Marble by E Nesbitt – 4/5 Great concept and ending, just a little too short.
The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce – 5/5 That third part was a masterpiece
The Mysterious Mansion by Honore De Balzac – 5/5 That ending ! Very Poe esque, bleak and dark, and really believable
The Judge’s House by Bram Stoker – 5/5 AHH soo tense
Lost Face by Jack London – 2/5. Not very good. Well written but not very good. Also really not great Native American rep. Which seems about right for Jack London.
A Confession Found In A Prison by Charles Dickens – 5/5 I love a story where it’s the guilt of a terrible man tearing him apart. Very short but very good.
The Ghostly Rental by Henry James – 5/5 So bloody good ! Henry James is such a fantastic writer, and I think I’m gonna go read all his books.
The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards – 3/5 I liked the first half but the second part that was the ghost story was far too short, Id have liked it to be a little more balanced. I did however like that the main character was a total arsehole. Such a smug bastard.
The Picture In The House by HP Lovecraft – 2/5 Just nothing to it
True Relation Of The Apparition Of One Mrs Veal by Daniel Defoe – 2/5 Another dud sadly
Transformation by Mary Shelley – 5/5 This is a fantastic body swap story, with an arse protagonist and a love of the city of Genoa
The Monkey’s Paw by WW Jacobs – 5/5 This is a masterpiece. I love the concept, and its something I reference often but had never read, and it was much better than I’d ever expected. I love how likeable the two leads were, and you felt for their pain and suffering, and the dark twists of making wishes.
William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe – 3/5 I liked it but its not a fav Poe story. Although his description of the party/drunken night was so vivid haha.
Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook by M.R. James – 4/5 I quite liked this one
November 6, 2017
Lots of fun! Preferable to what's considered shocking these days.
June 14, 2026
I have read several of these before and it’s always fun to revisit some of them.
February 24, 2014
A good selection of classic short stories, very well read.
August 25, 2015
cut out the last two stories and this book is a five. I surprisingly disliked Poe's story the most. definitely worth the time.
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