The Listener and Other Stories

Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951)

Algernon Blackwood, noted maestro of weird fiction, in his second collection of stories gives us some of his best and most well-known tales of the strange and macabre. From the unsettling haunted house story "The Listener" to the chilling true crime story "Max Hensig: Bacteriologist and Murderer", from the otherworldly tale of reincarnation "The Insanity of Jones" to one of the single most influential and eerie stories in all weird literature "The Willows", this collection shows Blackwood's masterful grasp of tension and atmosphere, further cementing his place among the greats of horror fiction. - Summary by Ben Tucker

Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Listener Part 1 Ben Tucker
00:28:14
Play 02 The Listener Part 2 Ben Tucker
00:40:08
Play 03 Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter I Ben Tucker
00:32:04
Play 04 Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter II Ben Tucker
00:08:28
Play 05 Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter III Ben Tucker
00:26:14
Play 06 Max Hensig - Bacteriologist and Murderer Chapter IV Ben Tucker
00:45:43
Play 07 The Willows Chapter I Ben Tucker
00:38:05
Play 08 The Willows Chapters II - III Ben Tucker
00:17:15
Play 09 The Willows Chapter IV Ben Tucker
00:57:24
Play 10 The Willows Chapter V Ben Tucker
00:11:03
Play 11 The Insanity of Jones Ben Tucker
01:02:40
Play 12 The Dance of Death Ben Tucker
00:25:35
Play 13 The Old Man of Visions Ben Tucker
00:23:24
Play 14 May Day Eve Ben Tucker
00:57:00
Play 15 Miss Slumbubble - And Claustrophobia Ben Tucker
00:36:11
Play 16 The Woman's Ghost Story Ben Tucker
00:22:11