Audiobooks by Hanns Heinz Ewers

"A magic trick is always fun tinged with a sense of wonder even when we know how they did it the question is asked again ‘Really, how did they do it?’ But magic in literature has two sides both good and bad, light and dark and in this volume our pen laden authors bring forth tales that disturb and menace as only the creations of Nikolai Gogol, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Arthur Machen, Edith Nesbit and many others possibly can. 1 - Stories of Dark Magic - An Introduction2 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol3 - Blood - Part 1 by Hanns Heinz Ewers4 - Blood - Part 2 by Hanns Heinz Ewers5 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit6 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling7 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford8 - A Witch's Den by Helena Blavatsky9 - Witchcraft by Arthur Machen10 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France11 - Casting the Runes by M R James12 - Beyond the Pale by H D Everett13 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage 14 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson15 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster16 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton17 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton"

A.M. Burrage, Anatole France, Arthur Machen, D.K. Broster, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, F Marion Crawford, H D Everett, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Helena Blavatsky, M.R. James, Nikolai Gogol, Rudyard Kipling, William Hope Hodgson (Author), Geoff McGivern, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Essence of Evil – Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & 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. But in this volume our authors are rather more spiteful that we could at first imagine. Here they blight the lives of characters with Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More - An Introduction2 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling3 - The Brute by Joseph Conrad4 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft5 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft6 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France7 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman8 - Casting the Runes by M R James9 - Clairvoyance by D K Broster10 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage11 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach12 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach13 - The Dead Hand by Wilkie Collins14 - The Beast With Five Fingers by W F Harvey15 - The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy16 - The Arm of Mrs Egan by W F Harvey17 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs18 - The Hair by A J Alan19 - The Ash Tree by M R James.wav20 - Blood - Part 1 by Hanns Heinz Ewers21 - Blood - Part 2 by Hanns Heinz Ewers22 - Beyond the Pale by H D Everett23 - The Operation by Violet Hunt24 - Foreordained by Anthony Hope25 - The Miracle by John Davys Beresford26 - Lost Hearts by M R James27 - Lost in a Pyramid (or the Mummy's Curse) by Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard28 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford29 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson30 - Witchcraft by Arthur Machen31 - A Witches Den by Helena Blavatsky32 - When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman33 - The Spectre Bridegroom by William Hunt34 - The Waxworks by A M Burrage35 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton36 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton37 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit38 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol39 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo40 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson41 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster42 - The Death Hound by Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune43 - Marsyas In Flanders by Vernon Lee44 - The Testament of Magdalen Blair - Part 1 by Aleister Crowley45 - The Testament of Magdalen Blair - Part 2 by Aleister Crowley"

A J Alan, A.M. Burrage, Aleister Crowley, Anatole France, Anthony Hope, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D.K. Broster, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Helen Simpson, Helena Blavatsky, John Davys Beresford, Joseph Conrad, Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard, M.R. James, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Nikolai Gogol, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Vernon Lee, Victor Hugo, Violet Hunt, Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune, W F Harvey, W W Jacobs, Wilkie Collins, William Hope Hodgson, William Hunt (Author), Garrick Hogan, Lisa Bowerman, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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[German] - Mystery und Grusel: Die Hörbuch-Playlist für schaurige Stunden

"Mystery und Grusel: Die Hörbuch-Playlist für schaurige Stunden Gelesen von Christiane Dors, Peter Bieringer, Richard Heinrich, Werner Wilkening, Cedrik Burrasch u.a. Diese 17 Erzählungen von Frédéric Boutet, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells, Nikolai Gogol und zahlreicher anderer Schriftsteller gehören heute zu den Klassikern der Weltliteratur. Über 12 Stunden spannende Unterhaltung mit Geister-Schocker, Dark Mysteries, Untoten und Hexenmeistern, zwielichtigen Zauberkünstlern und bösartigen Schurken. Alle diese Werke haben immer wieder die Phantasie und das Interesse an klassischen Schauergeschichten neu entfacht. Um euch so richtig das Fürchten zu lehren, haben wir diese besonderen Gruselklassiker ausgewählt und in dieser Hörbuch-Playlist versammelt. Mit Werken von 1) Frédéric Boutet (Der Mord des Amerikaners) 2) Alexander Puschkin (Der Schneesturm), 3) Selma Lagerlöf (Die Geisterhand), 4) Frédéric Boutet (Die Dame in Grün), 5) Edgar Allan Poe (Hopp Frosch), 6) Hanns Heinz Ewers (Die Spinne), 7) Frédéric Boutet (Visionen des Schweigens), 8) H. G. Wells (Der Zauberladen), 9) Frédéric Boutet (Reise in die Stadt der Toten), 10) Nikolai Gogol (Aufzeichnungen eines Irren), 11) Frédéric Boutet (Der Mann ohne Maske), 12) Robert Louis Stevenson (Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde), 13) Frédéric Boutet (Das Gespenst Herrn Imbergers), 14) Nathaniel Hawthorne (Rappaccinis Tochter), 15) Frédéric Boutet (Das letzte Abenteuer), 16) H. G. Wells (Ein Traum von Armageddon), 17) Frédéric Boutet (Wie Kinder, die hinter einer Maske herlaufen). Coverabbildung unter Verwendung eines Gemäldes (Ausschnitt) von Caspar David Friedrich: Abtei im Eichwald (1850). Coverschrift gesetzt aus der Sitka. Alle Sounds: freemusic.com."

Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Louis Stevenson (Author), Christina Dors, Div., Richie Heinrich, Werner Wilkenig (Narrator)

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The Spider

"Hanns Heinz Ewers was born on 3rd November 1871 in Düsseldorf, Germany. His first published poem was at 17 on the death, after a reign of only 99 days, of the German Emperor Frederick III. A stint in the German military was cut short after only 44 days because of his myopia. Writing was to be the way forward for him with a book of satiric verse published in 1901. At the same time he co-founded a literary vaudeville troupe that toured central and eastern Europe before censors and expenses forced its closure. An inveterate traveller he was in South America when the Great War enveloped Europe and he relocated to New York. From here his story darkens. Although by now a successful and admired author he was arrested in the U S in 1918 as a German Agent on the pretext of his travels and a falsified Swiss passport. Interned, he was released in 1921 and returned to Germany. He claimed only to be raising money for the German Red Cross. His literary fame is decidedly easier to clarify. His novels beginning with 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' in 1910 are dark, they bristle with evil intent and are littered with characters who have a dubious moral compass and yet, along with his short stories, are brazen, brilliant feats of literary narrative. He also wrote and published plays, fairy tales, opera librettos, critical essays and lectured for many years on 'The Religion of Satan' and was one of the first to write scripts for the cinema, which he considered a legitimate art form. As the Weimar republic began its chaotic death throes Ewers became attracted to the rising Nazi Party. At first he was warmly received despite disagreeing with its anti-semitism (his most famed literary character had a Jewish mistress) and he was even commissioned by Hitler to write a biography of the Nazi martyr Horst Wessel. This together with his own homosexuality culminated with his works being banned in 1934 and his assets and property seized. It took him many years to have the ban lifted. This association rightfully clouds his personal reputation but has meant his literary contributions are also overlooked and neglected. Hanns Heinz Ewers died of tuberculosis on 12th June 1943 in his Berlin apartment."

Hanns Heinz Ewers (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Mark Rice-Oxley (Narrator)

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Tomato Sauce

Hanns Heinz Ewers (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Mark Rice-Oxley (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1900's - The Europeans

"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. A new century dawns, but old suffocating ideas live on. Society seems wary of change until it is forced upon it. But Europe's authors seem to have no fear. They move in relentless pursuit with an energy that must at some near future point challenge everything. The World begins it short march to catastrophe. 1 - The Top 10 - The 1900's - The Europeans - An Introduction 2 - The Informer by Joseph Conrad 3 - Silence by Leonid Nikolaevich Andreyev 4 - Tomato Sauce by Hanns Heinz Ewers 5 - Putois by Anatole France 6 - The Devil's Horse by Ion Luca Caragiale 7 - How Treason Came to Russia by Rainer Maria Rilke 8 - The Duel by Nikolai Teleshov 9 - Cuchulain of Muirthemne. The Only Son of Aoife by Lady Augusta Gregory 10 - A Dry Spell by Eimar H Kvaran 11 - The Salvation of a Forsythe - Part 1 by John Galsworthy 12 - The Salvation of a Forsythe - Part 2 by John Galsworthy"

Anatole France, Eimar H Kvaran, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Ion Luca Caragiale, John Galsworthy, Joseph Conrad, Lady Augusta Gregory, Leonid Nikolaevich Andreyev, Nikolai Teleshov, Rainer Maria Rilke (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1920's - The Europeans

"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 decade Europe is recovering from the Great War yet already the poisonous seeds for the next, even greater calamity, are taking root. Our literary leviathans bring tales of pain and heartache, sorrow and humanity into every narrative. Genius has many names. 1 - The Top 10 - The 1920's - The Europeans - An Introduction 2 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 3 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka 4 - The Horse Dealer's Daughter by D H Lawrence 5 - Twilight Alley by Stefan Zweig 6 - The Tale Of The Stairs by Hristo Smirenski 7 - The Imbecile by Luigi Pirandello 8 - My First Goose by Isaac Babel 9 - The Loathly Opposite by John Buchan 10 - Vampire's Prey by Hanns Heinz Ewers 11 - Rhapsody by Dorothy Edwards"

D.H. Lawrence, Dorothy Edwards, Franz Kafka, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Hristo Smirenski, Isaac Babel, John Buchan, Luigi Pirandello, Mikhail Bulgakov, Stefan Zweig (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Mark Rice-Oxley (Narrator)

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Spiders of Horror - Short Stories

"Introducing 'Spiders of Horror - Short Stories' Audiobook: A Web of Chilling Tales Are you ready to embark on a spine-tingling journey into the darkest corners of your imagination? Brace yourself for the digital audiobook version of 'Spiders of Horror - Short Stories,' an enthralling collection that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Dive into the Creepy Web: The Spider by Hanns Heinz Ewers: Ewers weaves a tale that transcends the ordinary, where the line between reality and nightmare blurs. As you listen, the intricate web of horror will tighten its grip on your senses. The Valley of Spiders by H. G. Wells: Venture into H. G. Wells' world, where a valley conceals an unspeakable terror. Let the expert narration draw you into the heart of the unknown, where every rustle and whisper becomes a cause for trepidation. The City of Spiders by H. Warner Munn: Munn paints a city draped in shadows, where arachnid horrors lurk in every corner. Immerse yourself in the vivid imagery as the audiobook transports you to a metropolis of fear. Spider-Bite by Robert S. Carr: Carr's tale unfolds with a bite of suspense that sinks deep into your imagination. Feel the venomous thrill as the narrative unfolds, leaving you entangled in the gripping consequences of a single bite."

H. Warner Munn, H.G. Wells, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Robert S. Carr (Author), Various (Narrator)

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[German] - Das Gespensterbuch:: Geschichten für schaurige Stunden.

"Das Gespensterbuch: Geschichten für schaurige Stunden, ausgewählt und gelesen von Christiane Dors. 1. Das Gespensterhaus Ein eigenes Erlebnis und dessen Erklärung - von Edward Lytton-Bulwer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Zeitgenosse und Freund von Charles Dickens, schuf ein vielseitiges literarisches Werk. 2. Das Totenschiff - von Pierre Mille Pierre Mille war Journalist, Essayist und Romanautor. Die meisten seiner Bücher handeln von Übersee. Er war Gründungsmitglied der Association des Écrivains coloniaux (1926) und der Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (Präsident von 1933-1934). 3. Der Sandmann - von E. T. A. Hoffmann Trauma, Wahnsinn und die dämonische Faszination der Liebe vermischen sich in dieser berühmten Erzählung .Schaurig-schön erzählt Hoffmann von der inneren Zerrissenheit seines Protagonisten, seines Pendelns zwischen Realität und Phantasie. Es ist vor allem eine finstere Erzählung über die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche. 4. Der Horla - von Guy de Maupassant 'Wenn wir lange allein sind, bevölkern wir die Leere mit Gespenstern.' Die Geschichte 'Le Horla' von Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) gilt als eines der bemerkenswertesten und unheimlichsten Stücke der phantastischen Literatur. 5. Wenn wir gestorben sind - von Frédéric Boutet Der junge Vicomte Adhémar de Léonce steigt von Liebe und Trauer getrieben über die Mauer des Friedhofs auf dem seine große Liebe Louise de Rivière begraben liegt. Überrascht von dem nächtlichen Treiben lernt er die Gepflogenheiten und die Gesellschaft der Toten kennen. 6. Die arge Nonn' - von Karl Hans Strobl Die Literaturwissenschaft zählt Strobl neben Gustav Meyrink und Hanns Heinz Ewers heute zu den 'großen Drei der deutschen Fantastik nach 1900'. 7. Die Spinne - von Hanns Heinz Ewers In einem Pariser Hotelzimmer erhängen sich zunächst zwei Gäste, ohne ein bestimmtes Motiv für den Suizid erkennen zu lassen. Man findet sie an zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Freitagen am Fensterkreuz mit einem Strick aus der Gardinenschnur aufgeknüpft. Zwei Wochen darauf quartiert sich der Medizinstudent Richard Bracquemont im Einvernehmen mit der örtlichen Polizei dort ein und hält seine Erlebnisse und Eindrücke in einem Tagebuch fest. 8. Ligeia - von Edgar Allan Poe Die Kurzgeschichte entspricht der poetologischen Konzeption Poes, nach der die short storie ebenso 'strongly mystic' sein sollen wie seine Gedichte. Unterhalb des oberflächlichen Sinnes soll sie seiner Vorstellung nach eine unterschwellige, tiefere oder suggestive Bedeutungsschicht aufweisen, die sich jedoch einer eindeutigen begrifflichen Festlegung oder Deutung entzieht. 9. Wij, der Fürst der Dämonen - von Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Gogol Erzählt wird die Geschichte des Philosophiestudenten Choma Brut aus Kiew, der gemeinsam mit zwei Kommilitonen aus den Fakultäten Theologie und Rhetorik auf einer Reise in einer abgelegenen Unterkunft übernachtet und dabei von der unheimlichen Wirtin bedrängt wird. Coverabbildung: Unter Verwendung eines Gemäldes von John Atkinson Grimshaw 'November' / 1879. Sounds: freemusic.com. Coverschrift gesetzt aus der Century. Über die Sprecherin: Christiane Dors wurde 1966 in Wattenscheid geboren und absolvierte 1990 - 1993 eine Ausbildung zur Cutterin beim NDR Hamburg. Seitdem arbeitet sie für verschiedene Sendeanstalten, schneidet Dokus, Magazinbeiträge und Kurzfilme. Sie dreht gerne Kurzfilme und schreibt Kurzgeschichten. Mit 'Die Dame in Grün - Unheimliche Geschichten' von Frédéric Boutet gab sie ihr Debüt bei der hoerbuchedition words and music."

E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Lytton-Bulwer, Frédéric Boutet, Guy De Maupassant, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Karl Hans Strobl, Nikolai W. Gogol, Pierre Mille (Author), Christiane Dors (Narrator)

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