New Bierce story readings

Some classic Ambrose Bierce stories have new, free readings for your downloading and listening pleasure.  Libribox has unleased two:

• Can Such Things Be? has some classic stories, like early robot tale "Moxon's Master".  Plus there's "The Damned Thing," "An Inhabitant of Carcosa", and more dark, sarcastic goodies.  Roger Melin offers a solid reading, with a solid, deep voice.

• In The Midst of Life focuses on the American Civil War, with horror favorites like "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" and "Chickamauga".  David Wales reads quietly, thoughtfully, with care.
• I wish I had a better sense of why people don't love these stories more. Perhaps southerners prefer less horrific tales about their Lost Cause, and yanks really never cared that deeply after 1875 or so.

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Comments

[Jim Parker]

Thanks for sharing. I have loved Bierce tales ever since studying local color writers. I think one of the best Twilight Zones of all time was the one based upon "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge".

[Bryan Alexander]

Me too, Jim.
Say, Librivox fired off another ghost story collection this morning, http://librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-story-collection-vol-016-by-various/ .