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Rats

By: M. R. James
Narrated by: Anthony Donovan
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About this listen

This is a story from the Chilling Ghost Stories collection.

In Rats by M .R. James, Mr. Thompson comes to regret his decision to investigate a locked room in a country inn.

©2008 Naxos Audiobooks (P)2008 Naxos Audiobooks Anthologies & Short Stories Ghosts Horror Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Fiction Paranormal

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Editor reviews

Anthony Donovan’s subtle, atmospheric performance amplifies the bone-chilling tension that permeates throughout accomplished early 20th-century British writer M. R. James’ lean, minimalist yarn, which tells the story of an unassuming young man who checks into an inn looking for peace and quiet, but instead becomes enraptured with the strange, enigmatic presence he discovers behind a locked door.

Fans of tight, intelligently written horror that eschews violence and gore and embraces the power of the imagination will be drawn to this gripping audiobook.
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