LitReading - Classic Short Stories Podcast
1) Luella Miller–A Chilling Classic Short Story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Everyone in town has a story about Luella Miller. She never seems to lift a hand, yet somehow, help is always at her side. And those who give it—well, they never quite look the same afterward. Some ta...Show More
2) The Pale Man–a Classic Scary Story by Julius Long
Here is a relatively obscure tale of suspense for the scary season.After checking into a small hotel to convalesce for the summer, a man becomes curious about an enigmatic guest who has taken up resid...Show More
3) The Judge's House–a Classic Ghost Story by Bram Stoker
When a young man seeks the perfect place to study for his universitymathematics exams, he finds an isolated house that seems ideal—too ideal. The locals whisper about the Judge's House and about the c...Show More
4) Doctor Chevalier's Lie–a Classic Short Story by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin’s Doctor Chevalier’s Lie is a moving meditation on compassion in the face of tragedy. Set against the backdrop of a harsh and unforgiving city, the story turns on a doctor’s quie...Show More
5) A Chance of Death–a Modern Short Story by Don McDonald
Publishing this story has been one of the scarier things I’ve done in my life. Reading the works of others is far different than narrating a creation of my own. Honestly, I haven’t written fiction sin...Show More
6) The Girl and the Photograph–a Classic Short Story by Lucy Maud Montgomery
A fleeting glimpse in the pines, a photograph stolen from a friend’s mantel, and a correspondence born from mistaken identity—The Girl and the Photograph by Lucy Maud Montgomery is no simple tale of m...Show More
7) Forecast: Scary Story Season Coming Soon on Litreading
This October, Litreading unlocks the crypt with Scary Season Stories—a chilling collection of timeless tales that whisper through the centuries. These aren’t slasher screams or jump-sca...Show More
8) The Story-Teller–a Classic Short Story by Saki
Most stories for children try to teach a lesson—this one tries to blow them up. In The Storyteller by Saki, an overstuffed train car, three fidgety kids, and one very unconventional tale col...Show More
9) An Idle Fellow by Kate Chopin
How can we best learn life’s secrets during our short lives? Is the best student the one with eyes fixed on the words in a book or focused on the world around them? That is the fundamental question of...Show More
10) The White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett
This tale flips the traditional "boy meets girl" fairy-tale narrative by introducing a strong-willed nature loving girl who puts her own desires and beliefs ahead of those of a young man she meets in ...Show More