Classic Audiobook Collection Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories by Ambrose Bierce ~ Full Audiobook
Jul 24, 2025
Dive into Ambrose Bierce's spine-tingling ghost stories! Experience the chilling tale of a condemned man's final moments alongside eerie encounters in 1853 Iowa. Explore the haunting legacy of mysterious disappearances, including a planter and a shoemaker, with chilling echoes of unresolved fates. Discover a soldier's trauma in war, a haunting call that leads to tragic loss, and the unsettling whispers surrounding the enigmatic Harding House. Bierce's razor-sharp prose will leave you glancing over your shoulder long after the last word.
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Spectral Hanging Apparition
- Reverend Mr. Cummings encountered an apparition of a man on a bridge who vanished mysteriously.
- The body of old man Baker was found hanging beneath the apparition's spot, revealing a grim fate.
Ghostly Cold Greeting
- James H. Conway received a cold, unresponsive greeting from a man he recognized as dead.
- The man was actually the late Mr. Lawrence Barting, communicating as promised beyond the grave.
Apparition Preceding Tragedy
- William Holt walked through a mysterious red light and saw a vision of his wife holding their child.
- That night his house burned, killing his wife and child at exactly the time of the apparition.
