The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

Classic Audiobook Collection

07/18/23

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84m

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The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft audiobook.

Genre: horror

In rural New England, surveyors arrive to measure a quiet stretch of land for a new reservoir, but one place stands out as wrong: a blasted, lifeless area the locals avoid and refuse to explain. The outsider sent to ask questions is drawn into the story of the Gardner family, farmers whose isolation only deepened after a strange meteorite fell on their property. What begins as a curiosity for the nearby scientists becomes a creeping, intimate catastrophe as the farm's soil, water, crops, and livestock begin to change in ways no one can name, and the Gardners themselves start to fray under pressures that feel both physical and uncanny. Told with Lovecraft's mounting dread and documentary-like detail, the tale explores the terror of the unknown, the fragility of human understanding, and the idea that the universe contains forces beyond language and reason. As the valley grows quieter and the evidence more disturbing, the narrator pieces together an account of an encounter with something not quite of this world - and not quite describable at all.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:46:28) Chapter 02

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Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

July 18, 2023

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516m

Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In Tales of Space and Time, H. G. Wells gathers a set of swift, idea-driven stories that fling everyday people against immensities: distant planets, deep time, and the unsettling power of scientific possibility. A curious observer studies an uncanny object that seems to open a window onto other worlds. A quiet clerk discovers that wishing for miracles is far more dangerous than it sounds. Ordinary citizens watch the skies as an astronomical visitor redraws the meaning of safety and civilization. And in a stark vision of the future, Wells sketches how technology, cities, and social class might reshape human life, for better and for worse. Across these varied tales, the central conflict is rarely man versus monster; it is humanity versus scale - the scale of the cosmos, of evolution, of unintended consequences, and of our own moral blind spots. Written with Wells' hallmark clarity and bite, these stories blend wonder with warning, asking what remains of pride, progress, and compassion when the universe refuses to care.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:48:47) Chapter 02

(01:20:03) Chapter 03

(02:01:27) Chapter 04

(02:32:27) Chapter 05

(02:59:27) Chapter 06

(03:25:02) Chapter 07

(03:51:30) Chapter 08

(04:35:26) Chapter 09

(05:21:52) Chapter 10

(06:11:20) Chapter 11

(06:56:39) Chapter 12

(07:37:32) Chapter 13

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The Ancient Allan by H. Rider Haggard ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

July 18, 2023

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550m

The Ancient Allan by H. Rider Haggard audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In quiet, late-Victorian England, Allan Quatermain is trying to live out his days far from peril when a summons from the formidable Lady Luna Ragnall draws him back into mysteries older than history. Lady Ragnall is convinced that an ancient Egyptian substance called Taduki can unlock the mind and reveal the truth behind recurring dreams, strange recognitions, and a haunting sense of unfinished destiny. When they dare to breathe its smoke, the familiar world falls away. Allan awakens as Shabaka, a lion-hunter and aristocrat bound to a troubled Egypt under foreign Persian rule, while Lady Ragnall becomes Amada, a priestess of Isis marked by sacred vows and dangerous knowledge. Swept into court intrigue, desert journeys, and the brewing spark of rebellion, they must navigate treachery, divided loyalties, and the pull of a love that seems to echo across lifetimes. Blending lost-world excitement with occult speculation, The Ancient Allan pits courage and conscience against empire, superstition, and the terrifying possibility that the past is not truly past.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:20) Chapter 02

(00:54:44) Chapter 03

(01:23:07) Chapter 04

(02:02:50) Chapter 05

(02:38:46) Chapter 06

(03:10:24) Chapter 07

(03:39:16) Chapter 08

(04:09:08) Chapter 09

(04:39:17) Chapter 10