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Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 16 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Ring des Thot" von Arthur Conan Doyle, "Rappaccinis Tochter" von Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Besessen" von Robert E. Howard und "Der schreckliche Schädel" von Francis Marion Crawford.

England, 1911: Auf dem Totenbett verwehrt der alte Sir Hugh Ockram seinem Sohn Gabriel und seiner Nichte Evelyn den Segen für ihre Heiratsabsichten, verweigert aber mit einem diabolischen Lächeln auf den Lippen die Begründung. Gabriel befürchtet eine alte Erblast auf der Familie, die mit merkwürdigen Bestattungsriten und grinsenden Totenschädeln einhergeht. Eines Nachts schwebt eine blasse, seltsam lächelnde Frau vor dem Fenster, die Evelyn zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 8 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Glöckner von Notre Dame" von Victor Hugo, "Die Gespenster-Rikscha" von Rudyard Kipling und "Die obere Koje" von Francis Marion Crawford.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 44 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Der Bluthund, Der Student von Prag, Das Lächeln des Toten, Furia Infernalis.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 41 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Denn das Blut ist das Leben, Heimflug, Das gemiedene Haus, Der letzte Wille der Stanislawa d'Asp.

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own. Within this melting pot of styles, genres and wordplay one fact stands out: In the American short story, literary tradition has a strong, vibrant and almost inclusive history, if you know where to look.

Sir Hugh takes his secret to the grave with a vicious grin on his lips–a devious grin that is somehow contagious.

Forbidden love in name baronial estate. An evil man dies with an evil smile upon his face believing his evil secret is going with him to the grave. And there it remains until the lovers creep into the crypt shortly after the stroke of midnight. An erie tale certain to creep you out and keep you in suspense.

A spine-chilling collection of creepy, unsettling and unnerving stories. 'If You See Her Face' by B. M. Croker. 'The Ghost at the Blue Dragon' by William J. Wintle. 'The Shadows' by Henry S. Whitehead. 'The Grey Cat' by Barry Pain. 'The Yellow Globe' by Alexander W. Drake. 'The Devil of the Marsh' by H. B. Marriott-Watson. 'The Spectre Spiders' by William J. Wintle. 'The Curious Vehicle' by Alexander W. Drake. 'Number Ninety' by B. M. Croker. 'The Black Cat' by William J. Wintle. 'The Permanent Stiletto' by W. C. Morrow. 'Passing of a God' by Henry S. Whitehead. 'The Chamber of Doom' by William J. Wintle. 'The White Cat' by Hugh Walpole. 'The Loosened Cord' by Alexander W. Drake. 'Mrs. Brassington-Claypott's Children's Party' by F. Anstey. 'The Inmate of the Dungeon' by W. C. Morrow. 'The Red Rosary' by William J. Wintle. 'Caveat Emptor' by F. Anstey. 'The Former Passengers' by B. M. Croker...and over 20 more unsettling tales.

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his classic weird and fantastic stories, especially those set in Italy. One of the most famous of these is 'For the Blood Is the Life' - a strange and uncanny vampire story set on the coast of Calabria.

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer famed for his classic weird and fantastic stories. One of his most famous tales is 'The Screaming Skull' - a terrifying ghost story based on a true horror legend of a hideous murder which is avenged from beyond the grave.

A spine-chilling collection of tales of uncanny happenings, ghostly apparitions, unexplained mysteries, evil deeds and tragic events.

A gripping collection of some of the world’s best classic adventure stories....

The Victorian era is remembered for many things, but one of the fondest is the wide and varied array of short, ghostly, suspenseful tales...often enjoyed around the fireside at Christmastime. In this new anthology, John Banks performs 12 of the very best, all written by incredibly talented but oft-times overlooked or forgotten authors. Once you tire of Dickens and James, these are the true masters of short-form suspense.

*With a foreword by former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond* The touching and ground-breaking story of the Queen's childhood as told by her nanny, revealing the royal family's life before The Crown. Now, more than ever, the Royal Family's private lives are no longer private. Marion Crawford...

Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome. In 1879, he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881, he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University.