Phil Chenevert
It Could Be Anything
A science fiction story by the great Keith Laumer - what more needs to be said? - But I will say more nevertheless. A young man sets out …
Uncle Remus & Friends
Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and m…
The Metamorphosis (version 4)
This story, about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him, has intrigue…
Vampires of Space
Commander John Hanson recounts his harrowing adventure with the Electites of space. Beings of Ether who don't want your blood, they want yo…
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
Mark Twain wrote these two diaries, or rather as he insists, 'translated them from the original manuscripts', late in his writing career. T…
Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven (version 4)
Mark Twain pokes a little good natured fun at the usual concept of heaven. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long…
The Jewel of Bas
There was a boy-God, sleeping through eternity. And there were his "Stone of Life" and the androids he had createdof matter and en…
Raiders of the Universes
It was the 34th century and all five of the Federation of Planets around Sol were buzzing with their usual activity when the Raiders appeare…
The Citizen's Almanac
This is a recording of a booklet given to new naturalized American citizens, it contains an explanation of fundamental documents, symbols an…
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (version 2)
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as th…
Mrs. Warren's Profession (Version 2)
.Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902 but was banned after two p…
Adaptation
In 1960 when this was published, the Cold War was at its height. Communism and Free Enterprise (Democracy) were locked in a ferocious strug…
The Shaggy Man of Oz (version 2)
"During the past few years, several readers have written me asking: "What ever happened to the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly…
Nor Iron Bars A Cage ...
Iron bars do not confine a Man—only his body. There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....Police methods of the future wi…
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (abridged, version 3)
A delightful version of Alice's Adventures following that scurrying Rabbit with the watch that is shortened for the enjoyment of younger chi…
The Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
A researcher goes on an expedition to find "The Tablets of the Gods" which have plagued his dreams since his boyhood. He finds the…
Six Creepy Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe has the ability to manipulate language so well that he could engage my imagination and get me terrified even though little w…
The Men in the Walls
There are giant, technologically superior aliens who have conquered Earth. People live like vermin in holes in the insulation material of th…
The Hunting of the Snark (Version 3)
The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name…
The Tales of Mother Goose
These stories were the original ones collected by Charles Perrault and published in French in 1696. You may have heard of some of them and …