TFTV 17 ¦ “The Terror” by Guy De Maupassant ¦ DSB Full Audiobook ¦ Classic Psychological Horror Story

Fear and Paranoia... "The Terror" focuses on narrator Monsieur Raymon and his descent into insanity. At the beginning of the story, he tells the reader that he is going to be married simply because recent events caused him to have an irrational fear of being alone. Raymon tells us the tale of how one night after arriving home, he sees someone sitting in his armchair by his fireplace. Listen Now...

25th April 2021 0

TFTV 16 ¦ “The Skull” by Philip K. Dick ¦ DSB Full Audiobook ¦ Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller Story

A Time-Travelling Assassin... A prison inmate is given a second chance...The man, Conger, must go back in time and kill a mysterious and religious leader (the Founder) who gave just one speech before disappearing. The only clue to his identity is a yellowed 200 hundred year old skull. He travels back in time to a small town near Denver in 1960 and waits for his target....Listen Now...

7th April 2021 0

TFTV 15 ¦ “A Thousand Deaths” by Jack London ¦ DSB Full Audiobook Weird Short Story

A Man Is Re-Animated Over and Over... Our protagonist is saved from drowning, only to find himself the subject of bizarre experimentation, carried out by none other than his estranged father. Will he escape, or will he perish at the hands of a mad scientist?... Listen Now...

22nd March 2021 1

TFTV 14 ¦ Sherlock Holmes: “The Red-Headed League” [2 of 2] ¦ DSB Full Audiobook Short Story

A Nefarious Plot is Averted... [Part 2] Having heard the bizarre account of Mr Jabez Wilson, Holmes and Watson head to the pawnbroker's premises to investigate. There, Holmes gathers enough information to feel he has solved the mystery and to predict a crime about to be committed. Holmes and Watson, along with Police Inspector Jones and a Mr. Merryweather secrete themselves in an underground vault awaiting the emergence of the perpetrators and hopefully to foil their plans. Listen Now...

15th March 2021 1

TFTV 13 ¦ Sherlock Holmes: “The Red-Headed League” [1 of 2] ¦ DSB Full Audiobook Short Story

A Sherlock Holmes Detective Mystery... [Part 1] A pawnbroker, the red-headed Jabez Wilson, approaches Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson with a mystery to be solved. He recounts his tale of having been recruited by an obscure organisation called "The Red-Headed League" and employed by them on account of his fiery red hair. However, he is much dismayed when the league, along with his employment, suddenly disappears. Having listened to the facts, Sherlock Holmes is convinced that a much more sinister plot is at play than might at first sight appear... Listen Now...

15th March 2021 0

TFTV 11 ¦ “The Cave Of The Echoes” by H P Blavatsky ¦ DSB Full Audiobook Horror Short Story

Audibook podcast H p Blavatski horror story

Phantom Echoes In This Nightmare Tale... Mr. Izvertzoff, a wealthy Russian landowner, mysteriously disappears while visiting a cavern on his land - the so-called "Cave Of The Echoes". He is presumed to have been murdered and the finger of blame is pointed firmly at his man-servant, Ivan.... Listen Now...

1st March 2021 2

TFTV 10 ¦ “In The Tube” by E F Benson ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

A Ghost In The London Underground... In this spooky classic tale, our narrator is an overnight guest at the house of Anthony Carling. Anthony begins the story with a philosophical monologue on the nature of time, space and eternity. Listen Now...

19th February 2021 0

TFTV 08 ¦ “Some Words With a Mummy” by Edgar Allan Poe ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

An Egyptian Mummy Is Re-animated.... In this satire on American scientific culture by Edgar Allan Poe, Dr Ponnoner invites our narrator to the unwrapping of a 5000-year-old Egyptian mummy. First published in 1845, the story is the earliest known representation of a revived Egyptian mummy. Listen now...

7th February 2021 0

TFTV 07 ¦ “Kerfol” (House of Madness) Part 2 by Edith Wharton ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

A Ghostly Pack Of Dogs Get Their Revenge... [Part 2] Edith Wharton’s 1916 ghost story, “Kerfol,” tells the story of a young woman convicted of her older husband’s murder. Her claim that the dogs the man had systematically murdered for their devotion to her were responsible for maiming her husband was met with derision, and yet ever after, on the anniversary of his death, the caretakers leave the estate to avoid encountering the silent, sinister pack of ghostly canines. Listen now...

31st January 2021 0

TFTV 06 ¦ “Kerfol” (House of Madness) Part 1 by Edith Wharton ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

A Deserted Mansion... In part 1 of "Kerfol", our narrator goes to visit an old semi-fortified mansion in Brittany, at the suggestion of his friend Lanrivain. He is impressed by its age and the sense of history it exudes. No guardian or owners appear, but he is met by a pack of assorted dogs which are mysteriously quiet. When he returns to his friend’s house that night, Mrs Lanvirain tells him that the dogs are the ‘ghosts of Kerfol’.... Listen Now...

24th January 2021 0

TFTV 05 ¦ “The Leadington Incident” by J B Priestley ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

Zombies and Sleepwalkers Everywhere... "The Leadington Incident" recounts the disturbing experience of a Cabinet minister who suddenly perceives that though the people around him move and talk as though alive, they are all actually just animated corpses or sleepwalking zombies. Listen Now...

13th January 2021 0

TFTV 04 ¦ “The Hanging of Alfred Wadham” by E F Benson ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

The Ghost of a Hanged Man Haunts A Priest... Alfred Wadham is convicted of murder and about to be hanged. He protests his innocence but no one believes him. Then, on the evening before the hanging is to take place, another man goes to the prison priest, Father Denys, and confesses that it was he and not poor Alfred Wadham who committed the murder. Father Denys begs him to own up. He refuses. Listen Now...

4th January 2021 0

Audiobook Short Story “The Hanging of Alfred Wadham” – E F Benson

FREE audiobooks for all to enjoy hosted on my Hearthis and youtube pages - be sure to Subscribe for more to come... “It's a terribly dangerous thing to attempt to get into communication with the dead. If you seem to get in touch with them you run the risk of establishing connection not with them... Continue Reading →

2nd January 2021 0

TFTV 03 ¦ “The Grey Ones” by J B Priestley ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

A Covert Conspiracy By Non-Human Entities...A patient fears evil is at work in the shape of a sinister conspiracy. Will his psychiatrist be able to help? Listen Now...

27th December 2020 0

TFTV 01 ¦ “Man-size In Marble” by Edith Nesbit ¦ DSB Audio Full Audiobook Story

Sinister Stone Statues Come To Life... A newly-wed couple rent a cottage in the country which at first seems idyllic, but they soon learn of a local superstition concerning the local church, where the marble effigies on the tombs within the church are said to arise and walk "in their marble" each year on All Saint's Eve (Halloween). Listen Now...

5th December 2020 0

The Ebony Frame – By Edith Nesbit

20th November 2020 0

“Gift Of The Magi” by O Henry

Here's a wonderful classic festive short story for listeners of all ages. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qlj_0X3uYk&w=560&h=315] [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/732356131" params="color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%" height="300" iframe="true" /]

24th December 2019 0

“The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde

Here's a lovely story from one of my favourite authors of all time, great for listeners young or old! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFirI5QELXM&w=560&h=315] [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/732355222" params="color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%" height="300" iframe="true" /]

23rd December 2019 0

Immersive Audio Stories – DSB’s Youtube Channel

DSB Audio is now on Youtube! Featuring regular podcasts of short stories from classic authors, such as my "Tales From The Vault" series, as well as previews and excerpts from some of DSB Audio's Audible audiobook productions. Be sure to subscribe to the channel to get notifications when new content is posted. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIGDQkCNfSyUhp43gMjJ95oROcqpF-n5P Please SHARE... Continue Reading →

22nd December 2019 0

Free Audiobook – Short Story, “In The Tube” by E F Benson

“There's no such thing as Time really; it has no actual existence. Time is nothing more than an infinitesimal point in eternity, just as space is an infinitesimal point in infinity. At the most, Time is a sort of tunnel through which we are accustomed to believe that we are travelling.” - Anthony Carling ...Listen Now

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