English Horror

"Here is a nice thing for a lady now - this hand-glass: fifteenth century; comes from a good collection, too; but I reserve the name of my customer, who was just like yourself, my dear sir, the nephew and sole heir of a remarkable collector." The dealer, while he thus ran on in his dry and biting voice, had stooped to take the object from its place; and, as he had done so, a shock had passed through Markheim.

On the Akasaka Road, in Tokyo, there is a slope called Kii-no-kuni-zaka. Before the era of street-lamps and jinrikishas, this neighbourhood was very lonesome after dark; belated pedestrians would go miles out of their way rather than mount the Kii-no-kuni-zaka, alone, after sunset. All because of a Mujina that used to walk there....

A man and woman are sitting together on a rustic seat, talking. He is trying desperately to persuade her to marry him, but she is adamantly refusing. Finally, she tells him her real reason for refusing: she is insane. As he listens, she recounts the terrible tale behind her stark statement.

Peter, a brilliant software engineer, is obsessed with finding the answer to an age old question. Is there something after when we die? He builds a machine that can possibly give him the answer, but soon realizes...some things are better left unknown.

"The Masquerade of Death": Targar Negary entombs his only surviving child in a sarcophagus, possibly thinking her to be a victim of the Black Plague that is sweeping Europe. Poor Talis must endure agonizing and seemingly-endless hours of torture within her tomb, wondering who emplaced her there and why, if it was her father, seeking some sort of punishment. With Talis' air running out, she does not believe that she can survive this entombment and find out the reason for it.

"A Son's Rage" is one in a series of horror stories from Visual Audio. In this story, a mother pushes her son to the point of murder.

Two Tales of Horror and the Paranormal is a two-story bundle. In it you'll see that things aren't always as they seem - that there's a lot more to some humdrum, everyday lives than the people living them ever dared to imagine. And the implications are, well, sometimes frightening...

A rare and strange story from a master of Victorian horror fiction, this enthralling tale of terror will send chills down the spine and thrill anyone who loves to be terrified.

Out walking one winter morning, a traveller meets a priest in a black robe, hurrying towards the churchyard. As he scurries ahead, the traveller notices that despite his speed, he is lame, and wonders what can be behind his unexpected haste. The next day, he encounters the priest again, and invites him in for a meal. The priest eats ravenously, and when he has finished, begs his host to bar the doors at night and let no one in - and soon, the reason behind his dire warning becomes clear.

On Christmas Eye, in the year 1907, Mr Batchel, who would have liked to sleep well lay hopelessly wide awake. A brilliant moon shone into his room - he heard the clocks strike the hour of midnight, and having now lost all hope of falling asleep, he rose from his bed and passed into the library, with the intention of reading himself sleepy - if he could.

Detective Norton is a broken man. Still grieving the murder of his girlfriend, he is called to investigate the daylight slaughter of an entire office amid rumours of a mysterious and lethal computer program. As the conspiracy unfolds the technological killer has a new target. Fighting for survival, Norton must also battle his inner demons, the wrath of MI5, and a beautiful but deadly mercenary only known as Orchid.

Are you in for a treat? Get ready for six terrifying tales that will keep you up at night....

Creepy 2 is a frightening collection of true ghost stories from around the world and supernatural short stories from Jeff Bennington (best-selling author of Reunion, Twisted Vengeance and Creepy), up and coming author and paranormal investigator Jay Krow, and Top-10 UK author, Katie M. John.

The collection includes the following stories: "The Manchester Haunting" - Jeff Bennington, "Haunted Bathroom" - Julia Locke, "Suicidal Renter" - Crista Lynn, and many more.

This first volume of the series has five stories for your listening pleasure. We must first warn you that we don't recommend listening before bedtime so that you don't get insomnia. Our first volume has the following four stories: "There Is Something in My House", "Haunted Hospital", "Is My House Haunted?", "I Bought a Storage Locker with a Gateway to Hell", and "House Sitting with a Scary Basement".

Randy could taste the cool foggy air, and he knew right then that he shouldn't be appraising houses at midnight. Considering he had never been to this area before, he approach this old house cautiously. But before he was able to approach the house he was greeted by an unexpected guest. When the guests suddenly get stabbed in the back, things go a little haywire for Randy.

Drac Von Stoller's fascination for the horror genre began when he was a little boy watching his favorite actors - such as Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Bela Lugosi - on his little black-and-white television alone in his dark room. This chilling collection includes: "It's Dead Leave it Alone", "Haunted Hearse", "Tales from the Funeral Parlor", and "The Black Cat".

Van Ryder is surprised to learn the caretaker job for the Whittaker chalet is still available, and quickly grabs it up. It's the perfect place to bring his new boyfriend, Benjamin Sweet, to get him away from his demanding parents who don't understand his "lifestyle". When they take a detour into a cemetery on their way to the chalet, Benjamin has a strange and unsettling encounter with a mysterious, heartbroken boy who will ultimately force both Benjamin and Van to reevaluate their views on love, life...and what truly awaits a person beyond the veil of death.