Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories
Ralph Adams Cram
Read by Andrew Gaunce
A collection of six ghostly tales by Ralph Adams Cram, ranging from the demonic to the deeply sad. Gruesome apparitions, oppressive atmosphere, and throughout it all, a profound appreciation for the haunting beauty of Europe through the eyes of an American architect. Includes The Dead Valley, a story singled out as "memorably potent" by H.P. Lovecraft.
Black spirits and white - Red spirits and gray - Mingle, mingle, mingle - Ye that mingle may. (Summary by Andrew Gaunce, with excerpt from Shakespeare's Macbeth) (2 hr 44 min)
Chapters
| No. 252 Rue M. le Prince | 33:33 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
| In Kropfsberg Keep | 24:29 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
| The White Villa | 30:39 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
| Sister Maddelena | 35:07 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
| Notre Dame des Eaux | 18:16 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
| The Dead Valley | 21:20 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
| Postscript | 0:57 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
Reviews
pleasantly surprised
agathe
both the author and reader were new to me, but I was fortunate and well rewarded. some will be repeat listens in the future.
Spooky & Atmospheric
SevenLivelyArts
These are some good, early, cosmic horror stories. Not very plot-heavy, but very evocative. Well read and enjoyable.
Ghostly and delectable
Unknown
Eerie well-written stories and an enjoyable reader. Hooray!
Mary Ann Mays
The stories are well written within the style of the genre, and the reader's rendering in a quiet, well intoned voice, made it seem as if he was the writer of the tales.
Andrew Gaunce
Ms ATXGault
What a wonderful reader! soothing and animated without going overboard. I wish he had read more. Maybe he'll see this review & return. Please
Beautiful voice
A. Egleston
Amazing reader and old school scary stories