Showing results for "Train" in Anthologies & Short Stories

Fifteen-year-old Bren doesn’t scare easily, especially since her father left, making her head of the house. So when a group of kids dare each other to pass through a tunnel rumored to be haunted by a train that steals people away to "the Nevermore," Bren steps up. But when she reaches the other end of the tunnel, more than she bargained for awaits. For fans of “kids on bikes” ‘80s-style horror.

Here are two complete audiobooks by Denis Johnson, narrated by Will Patton. Listen to both Train Dreams, and Jesus’ Son, as well as an excerpt from Denis Johnson’s National Book Award-winning Tree of Smoke.

The charm of travelling by a train as it speeds its way out of a tunnel or a jungle and passes through nondescript villages and towns is unmatched. There also exists a joyful curiosity in unfolding the mysterious lives and destinations of its passengers. Ruskin Bond has been writing tales about the hinterland for decades, but this is the first time his stories revolving around trains and railway stations of small-town India have been brought together in a single collection.

The essential collection of crime, mystery, and film noir classics. Uniting seven defining works of mid-century mystery and noir, this collection blends the sharp intelligence of iconic detective novels with the moody tension of Golden Age cinema.

A collection of 16 short stories from Edmund Crispin featuring his beloved amateur detective, Gervase Fen. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Who burglarised the train heading for Victoria Station, and whatever became of its conductor? Did the village idiot or Mrs Foley murder the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Some mother-in-laws are hard. This one might be murder. Miyako suspects her mother-in-law is a murderer. It’s not just a case of them rubbing each other up the wrong way – there is definitely something suspicious going on. But Miyako isn’t exactly what she seems...

The Train That Never Hurries is a sleep story for adults designed to slow the breath and quiet the mind. In this gentle journey, a solitary passenger boards an old countryside train at dawn. There is no urgency, no crowded platform, no final destination demanding arrival. The train moves at its own patient rhythm, gliding through mist-soft fields, quiet stations, and stretches of open landscape where time seems to widen and soften. Inside the carriage, stillness replaces expectation. Outside the window, the world unfolds without hurry.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. After being fired from his uncle’s firm for his playboy antics, George Rowland decides to leave London on a whim. Waiting for his train to depart from Waterloo, a beautiful young girl dashes in and...

Some trains take you home. Others take you somewhere you were never meant to reach. When a small group of passengers boards a late-night train moving endlessly through the fog, each carries something unfinished: grief, regret, memory, or the fading weight of a life they no longer fully know how to hold.

They say this train runs on stolen souls. They say if you fall asleep, you might wake up somewhere else…or worse, as someone else. Step aboard with modern horror master Michael Squid, conductor of nightmares, as he guides you through these and other destinations of pure terror.

An enchanting collection of stories from the heartland of India Ruskin Bond’s simple characters, living amidst the lush forests of the Himalayan foothills, are remarkable for their quiet heroism, courage and grace, and age-old values of honesty and fidelity. Residents of nondescript villages...

Trains have always held a special place for most of us. We’re intrigued by the mere fact that we can sit down in one place and arrive in another and enjoy the adventure and time in between. In this volume we explore both the journeys and the workers who run and maintain the railway network.

A late-night commuter falls asleep aboard the final train home. When he wakes, the train no longer stops at stations. The passengers sit frozen in silence. Nobody blinks. Nobody speaks. And when one of them finally smiles at him, he realizes something...

Have you ever been too proud to take someone back who you loved, but who wronged you. I have. This is the story of someone who reminded me of that, because of their own story. It's a train wreck of a truck driver story... Like the break up of all good love gone bad is. It made me want to go "Back to Slidell..." To that moment in time... When it would have been better to forget pride... And forgive.

A train seems a very reliable mode to bring out the best in authors and sometimes the worst in their fictional characters. In this volume our narratives are usually set inside the carriage compartment where they are really up close and personal with each other. All our authors need to do is to light the touchpaper and stand well back.

Cooper and I have been best friends since I can remember. I have no idea how it happened or why we had stayed as close as we have all these years, but I’ve always been grateful for Cooper’s friendship, no matter how much I longed to take our relationship further. Now we are heading off to college. I know things will change, but I’m glad Cooper will still be by my side, even if he is just a big dumb jock.

A single mother rents a fundamentalist preacher's carriage house. A pop star contemplates suicide in the hotel where Janis Joplin died. A philandering ex-pat doctor gets hooked on morphine while reeling from his wife's death. And in the title story, a train engineer, after running over a young girl on his tracks, grapples with the pervasive question: what propels a life toward such a disastrous end?

These fifteen genre-bending stories are set against a backdrop of sudden violence and profound regret, populated by characters whose circumstances and longings drive them to the point of no return... and sometimes even further. Traversing the back roads of the south and beyond, these stories probe the boundaries of imagination, taking the listener to the fringes of a society where the world looks different, and once you visit, you won't ever be the same.

Conversations happen everywhere. A few words to pass the time or a detailed examination of views. But on trains they seem to be different. Speaking whilst in motion gives the whole discussion a momentum that often takes us into uncharted territory.

Night Train at Deoli is a collection of stories, most of which are set in the valleys of Uttarakhand, a place where the author himself grew up. The stories revolve around the lives of simple folk who live a serene life away from the hustle bustle of cities. These simple and heartwarming stories are sure to hit a chord and bring smiles to the faces of listeners.