The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M. R. James - Volume 1 by Stephen Gallagher, M.R. James, Anna Maxwell Martin, Alice Lowe, Robert Bathurst, Jonathan Barnes, Pearl Mackie, Tom Burke, Reece Shearsmith, A.K. Benedict, Andy Nyman, Rosa Coduri, Jeff Rawle, Mark Morris

The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M. R. James - Volume 1

Stephen Gallagher, M.R. James, Anna Maxwell Martin, Alice Lowe, Robert Bathurst, Jonathan Barnes, Pearl Mackie, Tom Burke, Reece Shearsmith, A.K. Benedict, Andy Nyman, Rosa Coduri, Jeff Rawle, Mark Morris

4 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

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Listening Length: 4 hours and 13 minutesAn award-winning collection of four ghostly tales inspired by M. R. James.Casting the Runes, adapted by Stephen GallagherWhen academic Jo Harrington (Anna Maxwell Martin) is sent a paper—The Truth of Alchemy...

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3.36
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Moods

dark: 95%

tense: 80%

mysterious: 55%

sad: 25%

emotional: 15%

adventurous: 5%

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