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The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told

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The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told

By: Stephen Brennan - editor
Narrated by: J. M. Badger, Imelda Pot
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A big, brilliant, spooky collection of classic and contemporary ghost stories that will make you hesitate before turning off that light.

©2011 Stephen Vincent Brennan (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Ghosts Horror Haunted Scary Fantasy Paranormal Short Story Short Stories Horror Anthology

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Build up your bonfire, break out your marshmallows, and make sure you’ve got someone to grab when things get scary...then press play on this classic collection of over 40 spooky stories, edited by Stephen Brennan, who has left no stone unturned in his search for the most memorable haunted tales of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Including unforgettable additions from such literary greats as H. G. Wells and Edgar Allen Poe, this collection is guaranteed to thrill and chill. J. M Badger and Imelda Pot prove themselves to be energetic and animated performers, exercising careful pacing to amp up the tension in these ghoulish shorts, guaranteed to creep you out!
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With a name like “The Best Ghost Stories” you’d be forgiven for expecting that there would be ghosts (or at least something supernatural or scary) in all of the stories included in this collection. If that’s what you want, look elsewhere. This collection does feature some actual ghost stories, but there are some that feature nothing supernatural or even scary. One story is a murder mystery. Another is odd, but not even slightly supernatural or scary. I don’t understand how the editor of this collection decided what stories to include.

Of the actual ghost stories or scary supernatural tales, the collection is ok. There are a few that are quite good, though most are not what I’d call the best in this genre. There are a few standouts in my opinion, like the tale from Oscar Wilde and “The Open Door”. What can I say? I like some dark humor with my scary stories.

Also, if you’re not familiar with ghost stories from this time period, they might be a but much for you. They tend to tell the story in a very round-about way that is less likely to appeal to some people with more modern storytelling expectations.

The narrators are decent. The man struggles with some of the accents of the characters, but he reads well and with feeling. The woman does a good job overall and a bit better with the accents than the man did.

Odd collection, some stories are not supernatural at all

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Lots if wonderful old stories that I've never read before. The narrators brought them to life (or death, as the case may be).

Fantastic grouping!

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The actors hired to read must think they are on stage rather than reading a ghost story because they project/yell most of the stories WITHOUT a horror nuance coloring their voices.

If you are like me and like reading/listening to audiobooks before bed, skip this one. It will only keep you awake and make you angry.

Not as Scary as it could be

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The tales are full of wordy narration, are not all ghost stories, and are often culturally and sexually insensitive. The male narrator has a voice best suited for comedy; the one story he does really well is The Canterville Ghost.

His mispronunciations of words common to British literature are grating, however. As many of these stories include dialect, the readers are forced to attempt accents with mixed success. I do sympathize with having to read these old-fashioned narratives out loud. Mark Gatiss's reading of E F Benson's tales is an excellent example of how to read a Victorian ghost story properly.

The female narrator is much better. Her reading of "The Lost Ghost" actually made me tear up at the end.

It's a good commuting book because it's long and keeps me alert without engaging my full attention, which is what I primarily look for in free content.

Poor narrator, a very mixed bag

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I downloaded this title knowing that I would be on an airplane for 3 hours. I started it around the last hour of that trip. I could not stop listening after that. whenever I wasn't working or doing something I must I was listening to this audiobook. the stories are very engaging and the format is unusual. it's presented as an archive of stories collected by a journalist about the aftermath of dragons erupting from the Earth. it was really good. it was a free listen on my audible Plus account and I recommend it to anybody who is interested. if you're not sure just get it

Could not stop listening!

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If you've heard one, you've heard 'em all...great classics that have been told a few too many times, already.

Same ol', same ol'...

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if you're a fan of turn of the century writing and ghost stories this is for you! I'll be it there are a couple stories I was banking on being in this collection I was expecting that didn't come up but im still really impressed with the array of authors, subjects, and humor!

amazing!

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The stories were imaginative and I could almost see the stories in my mind. Not all stories carried that ability but overall and enjoyable listen. The narration was excellent

Honestly

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quit by that one. also the male narrator is way too dramatic a reader. Poe, E Gaskell, Oscar Wilde, Ambrose Bierce, and Hesketh were the best. all more than 90 years old. if Victorian is your jam you may enjoy more.

last story hella racist.

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A nice variety of short stories, some more enjoyable than others, from a wide range of authors. The readings were well-done. The voices were pleasant and well-modulated.

Enjoyed these readings

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