The Terror: A Mystery

audiobook

The Terror: A Mystery

by Arthur Machen

EN·~3 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total
1

THE TERROR - A MYSTERY - BY ARTHUR MACHEN - AUTHOR OF "THE BOWMEN" - NEW YORK - ROBERT M. MCBRIDE & COMPANY - UNION SQUARE, NORTH - 1917

0:08
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CHAPTER I. The Coming of the Terror

23:18
3

CHAPTER II. Death in the Village

5:45
4

CHAPTER III. The Doctor’s Theory

15:50
5

CHAPTER IV. The Spread of the Terror

14:15
6

CHAPTER V. The Incident of the Unknown Tree

13:28
7

CHAPTER VI. Mr. Remnant’s Z Ray

12:54
8

CHAPTER VII. The Case of the Hidden Germans

13:06
9

CHAPTER VIII. What Mr. Merritt Found

12:50
10

CHAPTER IX. The Light on the Water

13:18

Description

In the bleak winter of the Great War, the front lines have settled into a maddening stalemate, and the home front is suffused with rumors of a hidden menace. A relentless tide of censored reports and whispered conspiracies hints at something far more ominous than ordinary battlefield loss—a secret known only to a few high‑ranking officials, guarded by draconian orders that punish even the slightest hint of its existence.

When a modest provincial newspaper inadvertently prints a fragment of this forbidden information, the repercussions are swift and severe, silencing the press and drawing the attention of powerful figures who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. As the ordinary citizens of Britain grapple with the absurdities of wartime propaganda, a subtle, creeping dread begins to surface, promising a mystery that could change the course of the conflict.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (202K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Dave Haren and Marc D’Hooghe

Release date

2011-03-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen

1863–1947

A master of eerie suggestion and supernatural dread, this Welsh writer helped shape modern horror long before the genre had a name. His stories mix mysticism, ancient secrets, and everyday life in ways that still feel unsettling today.

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