9 best-selling short stories books like The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1 by M.R. James

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The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

By: M.R. James

3.40

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 4 hours and 13 minutes An award-winning collection of four ghostly tales inspi…

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1. The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent (Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent, #1)

By: Larry Correia

3.58

Format: 2 pages, MP3 CD

Have you ever seen a planet invaded by rampaging space mutants from another dimension or Nazi dinos… read more

Similar categories in Larry Correia's The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent (Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent, #1) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1)

By: Gary K. Wolf

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Gary K. Wolf creates a wonderfully skewed and totally believable world made up of equal parts Raymo… read more

Similar categories in Gary K. Wolf's Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. More Bedtime Stories for Cynics (Bedtime Stories for Cynics, #2)

By: Nick Offerman

3.20

Format: 176 pages, Audible Audio

Nick Offerman and his posse of high-profile guests present this series of 12 short stories written … read more

Similar categories in Nick Offerman's More Bedtime Stories for Cynics (Bedtime Stories for Cynics, #2) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. Agent 355

By: Marie Benedict

3.73

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

A novella A fictional portrayal of a real-life Revolutionary spy and her daring deeds, from the … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Alien III

By: William Gibson

3.45

Format: 136 pages, Audible Audio

Audible is bringing William Gibson’s uncovered Alien III script to life in audio for the first time… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Cut and Run

By: Ben Acker

3.50

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

In this charming, scripted audio crime comedy, Samantha Dugan (D’Arcy Carden) and Abe Lally (Sam Ri… read more

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  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Midnight Son

By: James Dommek Jr.

3.60

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

In the vast Alaskan Arctic, legend has it there once lived a mythic tribe - Iñukuns. But now Inukun… read more

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  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I remember waking up and seeing the story on the morning news. The headlines read “Alaska Native Actor – Fugitive, Manhunt, Troopers, At Large. I thought, this guy is either gonna die in a shoot out …"

-James Dommek Jr., Midnight Son

"People tend to misspell my English name, but they 100% of the time misspell my Inupiaq name: ??Milukruk??. It means: Warrior Who Pulls Arrows Out of Own Body and Fires Back at Enemy. I’m messing wit…"

-James Dommek Jr., Midnight Son

"The experience that Mr. Smith had is a cultural and spiritual experience, that turned out very badly, but, it’s a cultural experience, not a mental illness. He is no more mentally ill than any other …"

-James Dommek Jr., Midnight Son

"You never hear white people vouching for our spiritual experiences. It’s like we don’t get to have these anymore. The missionaries took those away and told us they were evil. Instead they told us sto…"

-James Dommek Jr., Midnight Son

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8. Infernal Desires (Queen of the Damned, #3)

By: Kel Carpenter

3.93

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

They say there’s no rest for the wicked, and New Orleans never knew how true that was until I came … read more

Similar categories in Kel Carpenter's Infernal Desires (Queen of the Damned, #3) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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9. Brimstone Nightmares (Queen of the Damned, #4)

By: Kel Carpenter

4.09

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

As with everything else in my life, the descent into Hell was not so simple. When I jumped into t… read more

Similar categories in Kel Carpenter's Brimstone Nightmares (Queen of the Damned, #4) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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10. The King of Shadows

By: Robert McCammon

4.20

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

It’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Gre… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues (Mystic Bayou, #3)

By: Molly Harper

3.51

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 3 hours and 3 minutes A hilarious new standalone novella brimming with otherwo… read more

Similar categories in Molly Harper's Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues (Mystic Bayou, #3) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. The Demon Next Door

By: Bryan Burrough

3.33

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
  • horror
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13. Catchers

By: Ben Rock

3.75

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

In Buck Lake, Colorado, the resident dog catcher, Collins, is on the verge of retirement. But somet… read more

Similar categories in Ben Rock's Catchers book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Wicked Games (Queen of the Damned, #2)

By: Kel Carpenter

4.01

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

So…as it turns out, I really am Lucifer’s Daughter. Hell’s Heir. And—you guessed it—the next Queen … read more

Similar categories in Kel Carpenter's Wicked Games (Queen of the Damned, #2) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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15. The Life and Times of Prince Albert

By: Patrick Allitt

3.73

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

How did Prince Albert, an obscure German prince, leave an indelible mark on the British monarchy? … read more

Similar categories in Patrick Allitt's The Life and Times of Prince Albert book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
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16. A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs

By: Ben Garrod

3.93

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 2 hours and 42 minutes Most children go through a dinosaur phase. Learning all… read more

Similar categories in Ben Garrod's A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
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17. Don't Hang Up

By: Benjamin Stevenson

3.54

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

‘You and I are going to have a chat. If you hang up, this girl dies.’ Adam Turner works the mid-… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Stevenson's Don't Hang Up book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Sisters (Cormac Reilly, #.5) by Dervla McTiernan

18. The Sisters (Cormac Reilly, #.5)

By: Dervla McTiernan

3.61

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

3 hours, 8 minutes Two sisters climbing the ranks of Dublin’s criminal justice system. A murder … read more

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's The Sisters (Cormac Reilly, #.5) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. The Darkwater Bride

By: Marty Ross

3.11

Format: 7 pages, Audible Audio

Late Victorian London. When the most respectable of Scottish businessmen is pulled, dead, from the … read more

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  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #26)

By: Laurell K. Hamilton

3.96

Format: 486 pages, Hardcover

Vampire hunter Anita Blake has managed to overcome everything she faces. But this time there's a mo… read more

Similar categories in Laurell K. Hamilton's Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #26) book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"I don't want people attracted to me by magic; that's just creepy."

-Laurell K. Hamilton, Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #26)

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21. Second Skin

By: Christian White

3.50

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 4 hours and 28 minutes Stan Weir is mourning a tragic loss when he meets a mys… read more

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  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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22. The Cuckoo's Cry

By: Caroline Overington

3.50

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

On the eve of the global lockdown, Don Barlow opens the door of his old beachside cottage to find a… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Overington's The Cuckoo's Cry book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

By: M.R. James

3.40

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 4 hours and 13 minutes An award-winning collection of four ghostly tales inspi… read more

Similar categories in M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1 book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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24. The Home Front: Life in America During World War II

By: Dan Gediman

4.13

Format: 8 pages, Audible Audio

Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Martin Sheen, The Home Front: Life in America During World War… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gediman's The Home Front: Life in America During World War II book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
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25. The Mystery of Alice

By: Lee Bacon

3.37

Format: 285 pages, Audible Audio

Thirteen-year-old Emily Poe has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: a chance to attend the ex… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. Spies! Sneaks, Snoops, and Saboteurs Who Shaped the World

By: Scott McCormick

3.90

Format: None pages, None

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Listen to the hilarious-but-true adventures of the wo… read more

Similar categories in Scott McCormick's Spies! Sneaks, Snoops, and Saboteurs Who Shaped the World book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
Cover of The Dead Drink First by Dale Maharidge

27. The Dead Drink First

By: Dale Maharidge

3.90

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Like many veterans of his era, Sgt. Steve Maharidge never talked about “the good war.” On the surfa… read more

Similar categories in Dale Maharidge's The Dead Drink First book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
Cover of The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon by Todd Zwillich

28. The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon

By: Todd Zwillich

3.83

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

The story of John C. Houbolt, an unsung hero of Apollo 11 and the man who showed NASA how to put Am… read more

Similar categories in Todd Zwillich's The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • audiobook
Cover of Body Of Proof by Darrell Brown

29. Body Of Proof

By: Darrell Brown

3.43

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

A woman disappeared. A man was convicted. Case closed? Body of Proof, a true crime podcast, exam… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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30. Camp Red Moon

By: R.L. Stine

3.23

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

Creepy fun for ages 9-12! Camp nights or camp frights? Every sleepaway camp promises memorie… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Camp Red Moon book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • short stories
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood Territory: The Death of Jimmy O'Connell by Mark Whittaker

31. Blood Territory: The Death of Jimmy O'Connell

By: Mark Whittaker

3.11

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Please note: this series contains mature themes and graphic imagery; and listener discretion is adv… read more

Similar categories in Mark Whittaker's Blood Territory: The Death of Jimmy O'Connell book and M.R. James's The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M.R. James, Volume 1

  • mystery
  • audiobook

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Gary K. Wolf

3.98

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Sarah A. Denzil

3.51

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Margot Hunt

3.60

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