Audiobooks by Fitz James O'Brien

[Spanish] - Fitz James O'Brien ¿Qué fue eso? - La lente de diamante

"Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Fitz James O’Brien irlandés a quien el maestro del terror cósmico Howard Phillips Lovecraft lo bautizó como el Poe céltico dedicándole las siguientes palabras: “Entre los primeros discípulos de Poe puede colocarse al joven y brillante irlandés Fitz-James O’Brien, que se nacionalizó americano y murió honrosamente en la guerra civil. A él debemos What Was It?, el primer relato corto bien estructurado sobre un ser tangible pero invisible, y prototipo del Horla de Maupassant; fue él, también, que creó el inimitable Diamond Lens, en el que un joven estudioso del microscopio se enamora de una joven perteneciente a un mundo infinitesimal que descubre en una gota de agua. La muerte prematura de O’Brien nos ha privado de relatos magistrales en torno a lo extraño y lo terrorífico”. En la presente edición recopilamos para los amantes del género, en formato único de Audiolibro dos de sus impactantes relatos: - ¿Qué fue eso? (¿What was it?) - La lente de diamante (The diamond lens) ©2024/1442024 ™SelloNegro.esCultura ft. Proyectos ®bseal voice. No se permite ni cede el uso de la portada ni de la voz, modulación, timbre del narrador; para ser utilizados para alimentar, entrenar, simular o acciones similares, en programas o proyectos de inteligencia artificial (IA), robótica o cualquier metodología que utilice o transforme la voz grabada originalmente por el narrador y/ o la imagen de portada. “Por ello aquella noche por vez primera se me ocurrió pensar que tenía que haber una suprema y primordial encarnación del miedo, un terror soberano ante el cual todos los demás deben rendirse'. – ¿Qué fue eso? - Fitz James O’Brien 1828-1862"

Fitz James O'Brien (Author), ®bseal voice (Narrator)

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Haunted House Stories – The Definitive Collection

"The Haunted House is a house that rules our minds with fear. Once we think a house is haunted we prove the point to ourselves again and again. Every floorboard creak or window rattle or unexplained happening is proof concrete.In this anthology our authors go to exceptional lengths to unsettle our minds and open them up to all sorts of terrors. 1 - Haunted House - The Definitive Collection - An Introduction2 - The Lurking Fear - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The Lurking Fear - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft4 - They by Rudyard Kipling5 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde6 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde7 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson8 - The Ghost in the Clock Room by Hesba Stretton9 - The Ghost and the Bone-Setter by Sheridan Le Fanu10 - The Ghost at the Wrath by Rosa Mulholland11 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe12 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe13 - The House of the Black Evil by Eric Purves14 - The Villa by Elinor Mordaunt15 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood16 - The Deserted House by E T A Hoffman17 - Midnight House by W F Harvey18 - The Story of the Green House, Wallington by Allen Upward19 - The Judge's House by Bram Stoker20 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant21 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant22 - The Tapestried Chamber by Walter Scott23 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson24 - The Clock by W F Harvey 25 - The Closed Window by A C Benson26 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman27 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft28 - The Whispering Wall by H D Everett29 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman30 - Lost Hearts by M R James31 - Man Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit32 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu33 - To Let by B M Croker34 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton35 - The First Evening by Catherine Crowe36 - Smee by A M Burrage37 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien38 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen39 - The Ankardyne Pew by W F Harvey40 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit41 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham42 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell43 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell44 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton45 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton"

A C Benson, A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Allen Upward, B M Croker, Bram Stoker, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Elinor Mordaunt, Elizabeth Gaskell, Eric Purves, Fitz James O'Brien, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hesba Stretton, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Oscar Wilde, Rhoda Broughton, Richard Harris Barham, Rosa Mulholland, Rudyard Kipling, Sheridan Le Fanu, W F Harvey, Walter Scott, William Hope Hodgson (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Richard Mitchley, William Dufris (Narrator)

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Essence of Evil – Tales of Monsters, Demons, Devils, Vampires & More

"Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. These Evil entities, surely we can’t name them as beings, include all sorts of monsters, demons, devils, vampires and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Monsters, Demons, Devils, Vampires & more2 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft4 - A Pastoral Horror by Arthur Conan Doyle5 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne6 - Lucifer by Anatole France7 - The Devil's Wager by William Makepeace Thackeray8 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving9 - From the Memoirs of Satan by Wilhelm Hauff10 - The Devil's Mother-in-Law by Fernan Caballeron11 - The Devils Horse by Ion Luca Caragiale12 - The Demon Pope by Richard Garnett13 - Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M R James14 - Belphagor by Niccolo Machiavelli15 - Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling16 - A Story of a Weir-Wolf by Catherine Crowe17 - The She-Wolf by Saki18 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 1 by John William Polidori19 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 2 by John William Polidori20 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman21 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman (2)21 - The Vampire by Jan Neruda22 - The Black Vampyre by Uriah Derick D'Arcy23 - The Vampire of Croglin Grange by Augustus Hare24 - Alymer Vance & The Vampire by Alice and Claude Askew25 - The Last of the Vampires by Phil Robinson26 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet27 - For the Blood is the Life by F Marion Crawford28 - The Sumach by Ulric Daubeny29 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien30 - The Thing in the Forest by Bernard Capes31 - The Lizard by C J Cutcliffe Hyne32 - Eyes For the Blind by Frederick Cowles33 - The Lost Reflection by E T A Hoffman34 - Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu35 - Count Magnus by M R James36 - Gabriel-Ernest by Saki37 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson38 - Mrs Amworth by E F Benson39 - Olalla - Part 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson40 - Olalla - Part 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson41 - Tamar by Lady Eleanor Smith42 - The Generous Gambler by Charles Baudelaire43 - The Lame Priest by Susan Morrow writing as S Carleton44 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol45 - The Sea Raiders by H G Wells46 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy47 - The Horror of Abbot's Grange by Frederick Cowles48 - The Tale Of The Stairs by Hristo Smirenski49 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson50 - Tarnhelm or The Death of My Uncle Robert by Hugh Walpole51 - When The World Screamed by Arthur Conan Doyle52 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach53 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach"

Alice and Claude Askew, Anatole France, Augustus Hare, Bernard Capes, C J Cutcliffe Hyne, Catherine Crowe, Charles Baudelaire, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, Fernan Caballeron, Fitz James O'Brien, Frederick Cowles, H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Hristo Smirenski, Hugh Walpole, Hume Nisbet, Ion Luca Caragiale, Jan Neruda, John William Polidori, Lady Eleanor Smith, Leo Tolstoy, M.R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nikolai Gogol, Phil Robinson, Richard Garnett, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Sheridan Le Fanu, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Susan Morrow writing as S Carleton, Ulric Daubeny, Uriah Derick D'Arcy, Washington Irving, Wilhelm Hauff, William Hope Hodgson, William Thackeray (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Garrick Hogan, Robbie McNab (Narrator)

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What Was It?

"In a world where the boundaries of reality are constantly tested, Fitz-James O'Brien’s 'What Was It?' presents a chilling tale that delves into the unknown, where the unseen can become terrifyingly real. Set in a mysterious boarding house in the heart of 19th-century New York, a group of residents decides to investigate the house’s eerie reputation. Among them is Harry, who soon finds himself at the center of a nightmarish encounter. In the dead of night, as shadows loom and silence reigns, he is seized by an invisible force, a creature that defies explanation and challenges the very fabric of human understanding. As Harry struggles to comprehend the entity that has invaded his world, fear grips the household. With the creature restrained but still unseen, the inhabitants grapple with questions that threaten their sanity. What is this creature? Where did it come from? And what does it want? 'What Was It?' is a masterful exploration of suspense and terror, combining elements of science fiction and the supernatural. O’Brien’s story invites readers to ponder the limits of perception and the mysteries that lie just beyond the visible world. With its gripping narrative and evocative atmosphere, this tale of horror and intrigue will leave you questioning what lurks in the shadows. Enter a story where the impossible becomes reality, and brace yourself for a journey into the depths of fear and the unknown. 'What Was It?' will captivate your imagination and haunt your dreams long after the last page is turned."

Fitz James O'Brien (Author), Daniel Allen (Narrator)

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Classic Supernatural Stories

"Over the long course of literature there are many stories which stand out, maybe jump out would be a better analogy in this context, with a theme from another world, the other side, a world we usually cannot see but which can take over our personal space in a blink of irrational thought. Reason tends to dissolve and instead panic and fear become our likely partners. And this is all before we actually journey along the awkward story path the author has devised for us. 1 - Classic Supernatural Stories - An Introduction 2 - The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson 3 - The Facts In The Case of Monsieur Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe 4 - The Trial for Murder by Charles Dickens 5 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo 6 - A Ghost Story by Mark Twain 7 - Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling 8 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 9 - The Horla by Guy De Maupassant 10 - The Middle Toe of the Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce 11 - Lost Hearts by M R James 12 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit 13 - The Furnished Room by O Henry 14 - The Open Window by Saki 15 - The Upper Berth by F Marion Crawford 16 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster 17 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu 18 - My Adventure in Norfolk by A J Alan 19 - Hodge by Elinor Mordaunt 20 - The Bus Conductor by E F Benson 21 - The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards 22 - The Ankardyne Pew by W F Harvey 23 - N by Arthur Machen 24 - The Moon Bog by H P Lovecraft 25 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs 26 - The Sumach by Ulric Daubeny 27 - John Silence, Physican Extraordinary by Algernon Blackwood 28 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien"

A J Alan, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, Amelia B. Edwards, Arthur Machen, Charles Dickens, D.K. Broster, E F Benson, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Elinor Mordaunt, F Marion Crawford, Fitz James O'Brien, Guy De Maupassant, H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, Mark Twain, O Henry, Robert Louis Stevenson, Saki, Sheridan Le Fanu, Ulric Daubeny, Victor Hugo, W F Harvey, Washington Irving (Author), Bill Wallis, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Robbie Mcnab (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 19th Century - Horror

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. In this volume Horror and its evil intents try to burrow into our heads and cavort around as only demons, monsters, phantoms and ghosts can do. They probably have other partners and friends too. And you, sitting there all alone, and listening..... oh dear. 1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - 19th Century Horror - An Introduction 2 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 2 by Nathaniel Hawthorne 4 - The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson 5 - The Horla by Guy De Maupassant (2022 vers) 6 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 7 - The Sand-Man - Part 1 by E T A Hoffman 8 - The Sand-Man - Part 2 by E T A Hoffman 9 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens 10 - The Squaw by Bram Stoker 11 - The Cask of Amontillardo by Edgar Allan Poe 12 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien 13 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 1 by John William Polidori 14 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 2 by John William Polidori"

Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Fitz James O'Brien, Guy De Maupassant, John William Polidori, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving (Author), Christopher Ragland, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Ian Holm (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - Sci-Fi

"To know the future is perhaps the most fabled of wishes. In this volume we present a roll-call of classic authors including H P Lovecraft, H G Wells, Mary Shelley, Lewis Carroll, Jack London and many others who short story by short story establish much of what today is science fact. From space travel, the Internet, robots and cyborgs to voice control, organ transplants, mobile phones, these are just a few of the amazing and bewildering predictions that together bring a unique yet intricate account of the beginnings of this most prescient of genres.1 - The Foundations of Fiction - Sci-Fi - An Introduction2 - A Dream of Armageddon - Part 1 by H G Wells3 - A Dream of Armageddon - Part 2 by H G Wells4 - Doctor Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne5 - Master Zacharius - Part 1 by Jules Verne6 - Master Zacharius - Part 2 by Jules Verne7 - Photography Extraordinary by Lewis Carroll8 - A Thousand Deaths by Jack London9 - The Color Out of Space by H P Lovecraft10 - The Conquest of the Earth by the Moon by Washington Irving11 - The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley12 - The Clock That Went Backward by Edward Page Mitchell13 - Plato's Dream by Voltaire14 - Caterpillars by E F Benson15 - Into the Sun by Robert Duncan Milne16 - The Blue Laboratory by L T Meade17 - The Crystal Man by Edward Page Mitchell18 - The Dust of Death by Fred M White19 - The Artist of the Beautiful by Nathaniel Hawthorne20 - The Tachypomp by Edward Page Mitchell21 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien22 - The Park of Kings by Alexander Kuprin23 - The Eidoloscope by Robert Duncan Milne24 - The Man Without a Body by Edward Page Mitchell25 - The Republic of the Southern Cross by Valery Bryusov26 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 1 by Robert W Chambers27 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 2 by Robert W Chambers28 - Aepyornis Island by H G Wells29 - The Unparallelled Invasion by Jack London30 - The Voice of God by Winifred Holtby31 - Cool Air by H P Lovecraft32 - The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H G Wells33 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne34 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 2 by Nathaniel Hawthorne"

E F Benson, Edward Page Mitchell, Fitz James O'Brien, Fred M White, H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Jack London, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Duncan Milne, Robert W Chambers, Voltaire, Winifred Holtby (Author), Eric Meyers (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Los no muertos. Antología de relatos de vampiros

"Desde el comienzo de la historia en numerosas y diferentes culturas han aparecido leyendas sobre los vampiros. Estos mitos se han transmitido de generación en generación y se han convertido en parte imprescindible del folclore popular. Posteriormente, autores como Polidori, Charles Nodier, Hoffmann, Samuel Coleridge, Sheridan Le Fanu o Teophile Gautier sentarían las bases del vampiro clásico que se iría desarrollando, novela a novela, hasta convertirse en el vampiro contemporáneo: Drácula. En esta antología publicamos una serie de relatos que abordan desde diferentes perspectivas los mitos de los vampiros."

E. M. Stanislaus Von Stenbock, Eliza Lynn Linton, Ernest Raupach, Fitz James O'Brien, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Mary Cholmondeley, Montague Rhodes James, Sebastián Beringheli (Author), Bernardo Casado (Narrator)

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The Diamond Lens

"Fitz James O'Brien (1828 - 1862) was an Irish-born American writer, some of whose work is considered the forerunner of today's science fiction. "The Diamond Lens" is his most famous short story and tells the strange story of a scientist who invents a powerful microscope and discovers a beautiful woman in an enchanting microscopic world inside a drop of water."

Fitz James O'Brien (Author), Cathy Dobson (Narrator)

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