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Assembled and edited by Julian Hawthorne and first published in 1909, the Modern English volume of The Lock and Key Library features classic mystery and detective stories by such luminaries as Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Wilkie Collins.

Eight talented mystery authors lend their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify, and chill you to your core.

This audiobook features two of Poe's horror variety tales, "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Tell-Tale Heart," as well as two of his more famous poems, "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee."

Actor Steve Hendrickson shares a collection of his favorite ghost stories to tell on Christmas Eve, including a solo adaptation of A Chrismas Carol by Charles Dickens.

A new anthology of postapocalyptic literature from some of the most renowned authors in speculative fiction today. This eclectic mix of tales explores famine, death, war, pestilence, and harbingers of the biblical apocalypse.

This short-story collection contains ten tales based on a diverse range of subjects, from true crime to historical fiction and fantasy. Several of the tales are based on Native American folklore.

Poul Anderson, a seminal figure of twentieth-century science fiction, produced an enormous body of work, the impact of which continues today. This all-original anthology stands as both a significant achievement in its own right and a heartfelt tribute to a remarkable writer.

This is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. Lady Molly, like her fictional contemporaries, most often succeeded because she recognized domestic clues foreign to male experience. Her shocking entry into the male domain of the police is forgivable when it is discovered that her motive is to save her fiancé from a false accusation.

"Werewolves, hell hounds, and other canines take centre stage in these nineteen holiday-themed stories."--

"Discover the transforming power of Water and the creatures that thrive on it in these twenty-four stories and poems, including: a selkie seeking divorce in Reno; a kitchen witch trying to save her small town; and a professional acquisitionist hired to steal a mermaid from a sideshow exhibit."--