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E.F. Benson's Ghost Stories
- read by Mark Gatiss
- Narrated by: Mark Gatiss
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones) reads chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story: E. F. Benson.
There's nothing sinister about a London bus. Nothing supernatural could occur on a busy train platform. There's nothing terrifying about a little caterpillar. And a telephone, what could be scary about that?
Don't be frightened of the dark corners of your room. Don't be alarmed by a sudden inexplicable chill. There's no need for a ticking clock, a limping footstep, or a knock at the door to start you trembling. There's nothing to be scared of. Nothing at all.
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- DarkSkies
- 29-01-17
Better than M.R. James
What did you like most about E.F. Benson's Ghost Stories?
Obviously with ghost stories of this type and from this period in time comparison to James is inevitable. Whilst James' stories are undoubtedly excellent they always struck me as strangely soul less, almost clinical in their execution. Benson' stories however overflow with personality, wit and charm whilst being genuinely eerie. Beautifully worded and superbly performed the only fault with this is that it is way, way too short.
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- Barbara
- 15-12-19
Fish gotta swim/Birds gotta fly...
...I gotta listen to Mark Gatiss reading stories till I die. Now if only Mr Gatiss or someone of his calibre would rescue for us those out of copyright stories we currently can't bear to listen to because they are in the Red Door Audio stable. All those wonderful tales by Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, W F Harvey, Charlotte Riddell et al...
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- buffy55
- 18-02-24
creepy
A creepy listen. Excellent stories read very well by Mark Gatis. An interesting and informative introduction too.
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- Elizabeth Bremner
- 22-04-24
The brilliant narrator
I liked that the narrator was so convincing and adaptable for each character and story. A pause between chapters would have been good. great stories!
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- S A Barnett
- 03-09-21
Superbly narrated
These are old fashioned ghost stories, so spooky rather than flat out terrifying. The narration by Mark Gatiss elevates them to another level. Beautifully done.
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- D. S. Boag
- 16-11-20
Excellent short stories, similar to M R James.
Great collection, well performed.
Several I had read before in different collections over the years.
Very much of their time, but charming and gripping.
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- Jacqueline Faria
- 08-10-20
Worth it for the narration alone!
Mark Gatiss could make the Yellow Pages enthralling! Sheer brilliance. The content is great too, of course, but after x amount of Audibles' narrators sounding robotic (or in some cases actually being computer generated) this is an absolute pleasure. You won't be disappointed.
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- Miss A Swinsco
- 21-09-23
Proper Gothic horror, wonderfully narrated
Most of the tales are a perfect level of disturbing creepiness, and Mark Gatiss clearly gets a kick out of narrating them. There’s a definite note of naughty schoolboy glee in his voice! A great listen for a chill Autumn night with the lights turned down low.
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- zero
- 17-05-18
spoooooky
good old fashioned ghost stories well read by Mark Gattis who obviously loved reading it
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- Muse rule!
- 06-08-18
Eerie with humour too...
I’d never heard of this author before but by the end had bought a book of his stories ...they are eerie with a sense ( in some at least ! ) of humour and a certain “ Englishness “; there is certainly, overall, a sense of humanity. If you are hoping for gore and shocks though , ..forget it....Very well worth giving a go , with a very good performance from Mark Gatiss .
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