In the real world, it’s 2027 and disgruntled, lone-wolf data analyst Adam Harker works for a corporation he hates.In this dystopian future many seek to lose themselves in virtual reality games, but Adam is dead set against playing Darkworlds, designed by mega-corporation Miskatonic Games, until he's tempted by two quite different people for two wholly different reasons.In the game, it's 1927 and Adam Harker is in London battling against the minions of Cthulhu, but then come...

The Great Old Ones are stirring. In the Virtual Reality Game Darkworlds, it's 1927 in Paris and something weird is happening in the Bois de Boulogne. Fresh from the terrors of London, Adam Harker is sent to play again and fathom the secrets of gameworld Paris. But this time, he's got something growing in his head.

THE CASE OF THE CUMBERLAND KIDNAPPINGA Solve-It-Yourself Detective CaseYou are Dr Watson's intellectual partner. Read the case, examine the clues, and reach your own conclusion - before Holmes reveals his.Every fact you need is here, on the page. Nothing is withheld until the end. Holmes says remarkably little as the investigation unfolds - he notices, he does not narrate - and you are meant to do exactly what Watson is doi...

In the shadow of World War II, in the heart of Yorkshire, Edward Smith, a diligent librarian, embarks on a unique cataloguing assignment at the secluded Hackthwaite Hall. The estate's owner, Dr. Lovegrove, a retired industrial chemist, reveals an unexpected obsession with the arcane art of alchemy, claiming to have conjured a supernatural creature of impossible powers.Smith's initial amusement and skepticism dissolve as eerie phenomena begin to haunt the hall's ancient walls, and he...

Sixteen supernatural stories set in the county of Cumbria. The collection includes classic ghost stories such as A West Cumberland Coalmine, modern horror stories such as The Derwentwater Haunting and The Highest Inn in England, stories based on local legends such as The Mallerstang Boggle and The Little Man of Carlisle and some folk-horror themed stories such as The Grizedale Forest Wedding.Tony Walker is the narrator of The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast.

Join Abu the young tortoise who, with his group of animal friends have exciting adventures.

Sixteen supernatural stories set in the county of Cumbria. The collection includes classic ghost stories such as A West Cumberland Coalmine, modern horror stories such as The Derwentwater Haunting and The Highest Inn in England, stories based on local legends such as The Mallerstang Boggle and The Little Man of Carlisle, and some folk-horror themed stories such as The Grizedale Forest Wedding.Tony Walker is the narrator of The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast.

Retirement…whose idea was this anyway!And where in the world are you going with it?Today, millions of hard-working Americans frantically search for that dream retirement like Granddad once enjoyed.You know how it’s supposed to go; land a secure job with a big company, work hard for thirty or forty years, then, on that magic day, you retire with a guaranteedpension income and plenty of “mailbox money,” compliments of Social Security. If your retirement dream looks like this, wake up...

Twelve new horror and ghost stories set in London by Tony Walker, producer of the Classic Ghost Stories Podcast. New horrors in familiar places! Stories include The Highgate Vampire, The Shadow of the Ripper, Bad Times in Little Venice and Noises from the Attic. These all new stories will bring shivers to your spine as you walk the fog-bound London streets and wander by the lonely River Thames from Greenwich to Wapping and from Highgate to Soho.

The classic Christmas story by Charles Dickens. Evil, old Ebeneezer Scrooge has been a skinflint all his life. His only friend and partner died and he didn't mourn, he only used it as an opportunity to strike a deal. Scrooge is visited by three ghosts. Each of them shows Scrooge scenes intended to make him change his evil ways.A Christmas Carol is possibly Dickens's most famous work, though there are so many to choose from.A Christmas Carol was published in 1843 on 19 Decem...

A new reading of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic gothic tale, a study in evil set in the mist-shrouded streets of Victorian London.Unorthodox medical man, Dr Henry Jekyll appears to have it all: a large fortune, a big house, a fine reputation He doesn't have a wife or children but that doesn't seem to be a concern. He looks back at the deeds of his misbegotten youth not so much with regret, but with a lingering hope he can do them all again, and more.Experimenting with home-...

The story is a double play: is it the story of a woman going mad, or a woman possessed by something evil? We begin to suspect that the narrator’s apparently caring husband John, may not be as caring as she thinks. Is he trying to control her? We know that Charlotte was much concerned with the emancipation of women and them achieving financial independence, so is the character of John an echo of this?The horror in the story revolves around the Yellow Wallpaper and like many of us, sh...