The very first adventure of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.In March 1881, having retired from army life to London, Dr John Watson moves into lodgings at 221B Baker Street with an eccentric genius called Sherlock Holmes. Through his new companion Watson is drawn into a murder mystery that baffles Scotland Yard's Inspector Lestrade.First published in 1887.Narrated by Robin Reads.

Dear Mother,I should begin by saying that I’m sorry.I know that Marie’s death hit you hard in the days after the funeral. All you needed in the world was the shoulder of your son to cry upon. I know I wasn’t there. I know that I should have been, and for that I am truly sorry.Moreso, however, I am sorry for the circumstances that led to my absence, the reason I couldn’t be there and the reason I can never let you weep for your child on any shoulder of mine.I kno...

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It is late in the Nineteenth Century and monsters stalk the narrow cobbled backstreets of a gaslit Victorian London.On the heath strange stories about the Bloofer Lady, whom Stoker's novel would reveal as Lucy Westenra, tempts the children with sweet delights, behind which lie the sharper points of fangs.Blood in the Milk is a gothic tale that explores the relationship between mothers and monsters, vampires and those other creatures who feed on the young in the dark.

Despite being so called 'Holy ground' churches retain a deeply gothic element. Especially in lent, when the singing stops, the flowers are removed and the statues stand covered from head to toe in a long purple robe of mourning. Then, during the quiet of a winter's eve, the flickering shadows show more than they should and sometimes sounds far darker than prayers float up from between the pews...

Despite being 'only a cleaner' at the public Zoo, Slick Bill knows more about the animals than most of the doctors and zoologists that work there. As a night worker, he definitely knows more about their nocturnal habits and particularly their appetites. So, when the new arrival, a quiet and reflective Tibetan worker by the name of Pema, makes an odd and deeply gruesome request of Bill, he is just the right man for the job.The zoo, after dark, it seems, can be a deeply disturbing pla...

When Erasmus Crane, the famous occult detective is called to investigate the murder and mutilation of a young woman he is instantly both repulsed and terrified. Not only by the gruesome nature of the killing and the strange squid like formations the murderer has made of the entrails but also by what those strange symbols mean. Erasmus, has seen them before.The Cthulhu Murders drag Erasmus and his faithful companion into a dark and secretive world of esoteric books, ritual sacrifice ...

Edgar Allan Poe's peerless narrative poem about a forlorn lover who is visited by a mysterious raven.First published in 1845. Narrated by Robin Reads.

Sometimes monsters do not live in the dark places, like under the bed or at the edge of the forest. Sometimes they live in normal houses and look just like us. Sometimes those monsters act like us too. Until someone chooses to cross them.Grandma El is a story of witchcraft, loyalty, and urban folklore that will make the reader wonder just how close to home the dark things really are.

Washington Irving's classic tale of supernatural shenanigans involving the titular loveable layabout, Rip Van Winkle, who falls asleep in the mountains near his colonial village and wakes up in a new American nation.First published in 1819. Narrated by Robin Reads.

Sometimes even love stories, have dark undercurrents. Sometimes it is the humans and their hideous wishes that are the real monsters. But that doesn't mean that the other monsters aren't watching.Relics is a modern fairy tale that mixes the struggle of PTSD, obsessive compulsion and body horror with the grimmer corners of European folklore, to make a potent mix that will leave your skin crawling.

"The Haunted House" is a unique collaboration between some of the finest writers of the 19th century. Curated by Charles Dickens, these authors give voice to an eclectic group of characters, each of whom occupies a room in a haunted house. At the height of the festive season, they gather by the fireside to share their supernatural experiences...