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  The Street

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Street" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1919 and first published in the December 1920 issue of the Wolverine amateur journal.The story traces the history of the titular street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as "but a path" in colonial times to a quasi-supernatural occurrence in the years immediately following World War I. As the city grows up around the street, it is planted with many trees and built along with "simple, beautiful houses of brick and wood", each with a rose garden. As the Industrial Revolution runs its course, the area degenerates into a run-down and polluted slum, with all of the street's old houses falling into disrepair. After World War I and the October Revolution, the area becomes home to a community of Russian immigrants. Among the new residents is the leadership of a "vast band of terrorists," who are plotting the destruction of the United States on Independence Day. When the day arrives, the terrorists gather to do the deed, but before they can get started, all the houses in the street collapse concurrently on top of each other, killing them all. Observers at the scene testify that immediately after the collapse, they experienced visions of the trees and rose gardens that had once been in the street.

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  Into the Deep Wood: The Witch

  Polina Volkova

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  When Valeria stumbles into the shadows of the Deep Wood, she crosses a line no mortal dares to tread. Captured by the Hag—a figure from nightmares who rules the forest with ancient magic—Valeria is forced into a life of dark servitude. Bound to the Hag's will, Valeria's days blur into strange rituals and harrowing tasks that push her to the edge of endurance. The forest is both prison and puzzle, filled with spirits and chorts, beings that are neither entirely friend nor foe. In this bleak existence, she crosses paths with Marat, a hardened hunter whose own secrets run as deep as the forest's roots. Though his motives remain unclear, his presence stirs something within Valeria—a reminder that survival, and perhaps even escape, may lie in unexpected alliances. 
   
   
   
  The deeper Valeria sinks into the forest's mysteries, the more she awakens a power within herself—one that could offer a path to freedom or lead her further into darkness. Breaking free of the Hag's hold could unleash forces beyond her control, risking her life and the very soul of the Deep Wood. Caught between survival and a thirst for answers, Valeria must decide: will she remain a pawn in the Hag's twisted game, or dare to defy her fate and become something the forest itself has never seen? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Willows

  Algernon Blackwood

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  A tale of horror in which a pleasant sojourn down the Danube tumbles terrifyingly awry as the veil between this world and an unfathomably weird dimension is inadvertently pierced by an innocent pair of vacationers, "The Willows", arguably Algernon Blackwood's seminal contribution to supernatural literature, has had a lasting influence on the field. No less a personage than H. P. Lovecraft describing it as "...the greatest weird tale ever written." A reading will reveal a clear influence to one familiar with Lovecraft's work. The masterful handling of mystery and suspense that build to a quite satisfyingly unnerving crescendo may be particularly noted by the discerning aficionado of the genre.(Summary by Michael T. Robinson)

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  Von Kempelen and His Discovery

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  In Von Kempelen and His Discovery, Edgar Allan Poe crafts a tantalizing tale of scientific ambition and dark mystery. Set in the 19th century, the story revolves around the brilliant yet enigmatic inventor, Von Kempelen, and his revolutionary creation—a machine that promises to alter the course of human understanding. As secrets unravel and the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur, Poe’s masterful storytelling explores themes of obsession, innovation, and the unknown. This audiobook brings Poe’s chilling vision to life with an immersive narration that captures the suspense and intrigue of his classic tale. Prepare to be captivated by a journey into the heart of invention and the depths of human curiosity.

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  Tales of Men and Ghosts

  Edith Wharton

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  Edith Wharton's "Tales of Men and Ghosts" offers a haunting collection of stories that intertwine the supernatural with the human psyche. Through an array of characters confronting love, ambition, and regret, Wharton explores the spectral remnants of past choices and hidden desires. Each narrative subtly merges eerie occurrences with profound psychological depth, crafting an atmospheric journey through the shadowy realms of human emotions and the spectral echoes that linger.

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  Dark Blood Comes From the Feet

  Emma J. Gibbon

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  An NPR best book of 2020! Dark Blood Comes from the Feet is a strange and eclectic collection of seventeen stories from horror author and speculative poet, Emma J. Gibbon. Within its pages, you will meet secret societies who contract deadly diseases on purpose, dancers helping each other avoid "below," monstrous children who must be loved before they return to the sea, a taxidermy-obsessed mother, small blue devils in the Maine woods, a black cat that retrieves the dying, the last witch in Florida, and "a huge fucking dog of potentially supernatural origin." Visit haunted houses, a Hollywood nightclub, limbo, Whitechapel, and other stops on a death tour, and a childhood hangout that spells destruction for kids and dogs alike. Listen to a punk rock sermon in a post-apocalyptic matriarchal society, witness crustaceans that have trouble staying dead, a cannibalistic romance, a gothic love story to tuberculosis and a downtrodden wife's transformation.

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