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Erleben Sie die unheimliche Geschichte Eine Geisterinsel von Algernon Blackwood, eindrucksvoll gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. In dieser packenden Erzählung begibt sich eine Gruppe auf eine einsame Insel, doch schnell wird klar, dass etwas Übernatürliches im Verborgenen lauert. Die beklemmende Atmosphäre und das Gefühl von Isolation werden durch Blackwoods meisterhafte Schilderungen lebendig. Perfekt für Fans von düsteren Geschichten und klassischer Schauerliteratur.

Es sollte ein herbstlicher Jagdausflug in die kanadischen Wälder werden. Doch die Elche machen sich rar, und so teilen sich Dr. Cathcart und sein Jagdführer Hank Davies sowie Lennox Simpson, Dr. Cathcarts Neffe, und dessen Jagdbegleiter Joseph Defago in zwei Gruppen auf, um die großen Geweihträger endlich aufzuspüren. Doch sie sind nicht allein in den tiefen Wäldern, die jenseits der zivilisierten Welt liegen. Es ist der Wendigo, der umgeht, so sagt man. Eine uralte Sagengestalt, die, wenn man sie erst einmal gesehen hat, ihre Opfer nicht mehr loslässt, und mit ihnen davonfliegt in die dunkle Nacht.

Landschaft an der Donau, 1907: Fasziniert von der Abgeschiedenheit einer Sandbank in der Donau schlagen zwei Kanufahrer in der Einsamkeit ihr Nachtlager auf. Schnell bemerken sie eine unsichtbare Bedrohung, die von den Weiden auszugehen scheint und für die sie zunächst keinen Urheber ausmachen können. Doch in der Nacht wird ihr Kanu fahruntüchtig gemacht, und die Gefahr scheint ganz nah zu sein...

Seit im berüchtigtsten Spukhaus am Platz ein Mord geschehen ist, halten es keine Mieter länger als wenige Tage dort aus, bevor sie überstürzt die Flucht antreten. Gelockt vom Ruf des Abenteuers beschließen der junge Jim Shorthouse und seine Tante Julia, gemeinsam dort auf Geistersuche zu gehen. Ihr Wagemut wird jedoch alsbald auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 45 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Das unheimliche Turmzimmer, Flaxman Low - Der Fall Medhans Lea, Das unbewohnte Haus, Das gefährlichste Spiel der Welt.

Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."

Described by H P Lovecraft as 'the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere', Algernon Blackwood (CBE) was the acclaimed and prolific author of numerous ghost stories and horror tales. Throughout his lifetime, he wrote 14 novels, several children's books, a number of plays, and over 200 short stories. This anthology opens with a selection of stories featuring his most influential character, occult detective Dr John Silence.

Deep in the remote Canadian wilderness, a group of moose hunters make their way further into the woods. Rumors of a terrifying human-like monster that lurks in the forest are dismissed as mere “superstitions.” But, as their isolation becomes more apparent, they begin to smell something foul and feel shadows creeping in on them like slow death. After having “seen the Wendigo”, how long will they be able to survive?

Algernon Blackwood was born on 14th March 1869 in Shooter’s Hill, South East London, to a religious middle-class family. His mother was a widowed Duchess and his father was a Post Office administrator. Blackwood was interested in the paranormal and the supernatural at an early age, and had a thirst for anything on Buddhism, other Oriental philosophies, mysticism and occultism. In his writings the weaving of the supernatural into his various works, from ghost stories and children’s stories to plays and long novels is clearly seen.

Algernon Blackwood was born on 14th March 1869 in Shooter’s Hill, South East London, to a religious middle-class family. Blackwood was interested in the paranormal and the supernatural at an early age, and had a thirst for anything on Buddhism, other Oriental philosophies, mysticism and occultism. The Empty House is one of his most famous ghost stories. A man accompanies his adventurous aunt to a notorious haunted house. As the two exploring its dark, empty rooms, it becomes apparent that the house has not forgotten the earlier tragedy.

A monster lurks in the Canadian forests. If the legends are to be believed, a small band of hunters is about to meet the Wendigo. The legend of the Wendigo originates from folk stories from the Plains and Great Lakes Native Americans. The creature is a malevolent spirit, known to possess and even eat humans.

The wilderness--forest, desert, glacier, jungle--has been the scene of the past century's most exciting stories, inspiring many of its greatest writers, including Jack London, Norman Maclean, Evelyn Waugh, Redmond O'Hanlon, Sir Wilfred Thesiger, H.M. Tomlinson and Algernon Blackwood. Selections from these authors' most gripping works are delivered by equally compelling narration producing an audiobook experience ideal for people who are fascinated by the beauty, insight and danger that awaits us all in the wild!

Enjoy a classic horror story that begins with a hair-raising "Canadian canoe" trip down the flooded Danube. The float trip lands two adventurers on a willow-covered island in the stream, amid sharp shale, rapids, rain, and howling winds. Disastrous erosion and danger soon engulfs the two men. But the campers survive a murderous attempt to secretly scuttle their canoe and steal their food supplies.

Doctor John Silence is an experienced investigator of the paranormal. In this book, he faces three challenges. In the first, a man seems possessed of an ancient spirit and driven to do its will. In he second, he deals with a man whose experiences in a remote part of France almost pulled him into a cursed afterlife. In the final story, a family are haunted by a spirit of fire-bent on destruction.

"The Willows" is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction.

H.P. Lovecraft considered The Willows to be "the finest supernatural tale in English literature", and its appeal is obvious. In his tale of an adventurous duo who embark on a seemingly innocuous river trip down the Danube, Blackwood personifies the desolate willows to be ominous, alive, and menacing. The river itself brims with human passions, and the elemental winds and heavenly forces all combine to create a sense of a supernatural intelligence orchestrating it all.

We’ve recorded some 400+ stories since 2015 here at HorrorBabble. This collection comprises some of our very favorites. From Blackwood's evocative "The Transfer", through to Smith's terrifying visit to the vaults of Yoh-Vombis, there’s something here to strike fear into the heart of any horror enthusiast....

This classic collection of macabre tales, one of 10 such anthologies by Algernon Blackwood, was first published in 1916. It includes, "The Empty House", "A Haunted Island", "A Case of Eavesdropping", "Keeping His Promise", "With Intent to Steal", "The Wood of the Dead", "Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House", "A Suspicious Gift", "The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York", and "Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp".

A researcher goes on an expedition to find "The Tablets of the Gods" which have plagued his dreams since his boyhood. He finds them, and the horrible truth of humanity's true purpose in the universe. This story, The Man Who Found Out is an example to me of pure cosmic horror in that the horror comes totally from knowledge which is (in-story) so terrible that it forever blights the minds of anyone who discovers it.

Ancient Lights, written by Algernon Blackwood in 1912 and published two years later, is the tale of a man hired to remove a standing grove of trees so the owner's house can maintain the direct light and view that it has enjoyed for a number of years. Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869-December 10, 1951) was an English writer of tales of the supernatural. Although Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe.