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Carnacki the Ghost Finder

Gateway of the Monster

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Carnacki the Ghost Finder

By: William Hope Hodgson
Narrated by: David Ian Davies
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About this listen

 One Voice Recordings presents its premiere recording of William Hope Hogdson's ghost story "Carnacki the Ghost Finder: Gateway of the Monster". Carnacki's profession and delight is the eerie art and science of tracking down and dealing with the supernatural, and then relating his latest experience to an attentive group of friends...gathered together for just this purpose.Public Domain (P)2009 One Voice Recordings Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Scary Fiction Haunted Ghost Short Story Paranormal Fantasy Short Horror Ghost Horror

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English author William Hope Hodgson first published his spooky supernatural Carnacki the Ghost Finder serial detective stories in 1910. One of these tales, Carnacki the Ghost Finder: Gateway of the Monster, narrated with creepy macabre delight by Britain's David Ian Davies, eerily tells of Carnacki being confronted with an angry and powerful spirit within the haunted halls of an old mansion that was also the site of three brutal murders. It ends up being one long night for the both of them. Fans of Sherlock Holmes will certainly appreciate.
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William hope hodgson is s great sci-fi/horror writer and this is a good example if you've never heard him before but I'm going for the full set of 6 Carnaki stories

great story good performance

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This recording contains just one of the Carnacki stories - The Gateway of the Monster. It was interesting, but not actually scary. The narrator performs the character of Carnacki in a strong accent, so check out the sample to see if you like it before downloading it. Personally, I found the accent distracting.

Ok story

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Absolutely loved the performance. howevet,
*A SPOILER ALERT*
the story entails a death of a cat, presented almost as a result of an experiment.
Made me nauseous. Didn't like. Therefore just three stars.

Brilliant performance though a grim syory

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A spirited reading. Note that this is only one of the Carnacki stories. There are another eight in my 1991 paperback. My cat disliked this story. Interesting that in print the butler is called Peters, his surname. But he is called Peter in this reading.

Gateway of the Monster

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Not one to go to bed with. Unless you want sleepless night and nightmares

Traditional horror

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