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One for a Million, a tale published in Spicy Adventure Stories in July 1941, brings together a captivating mix of adventure, deceit, sex, and mystery. The narrative follows an Asian female pirate who Shanghais a group from a bar to set sail on a ship she has stolen, promising a journey to "nowhere"—a promise that soon reveals itself to be a clever deception.

Not happy with your body and its appearance? Imagine being given the gift of complete personality projection. That's right, you become the person you imagine to be by just imagining. Of course, like any gift from a genie or demon, there is a catch.

While H. P. LOVECRAFT filled many of his stories with projections and elaborations of his personal fears, antipathies, fragments of dreams, etc., few can be considered genuinely autobiographical. This is one of the few, for the opening is based upon his own feelings about his stay in New York City, as well as reflecting on his life.

The story is an engaging tale of competition between two neighbors, with a satisfying twist at the end. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy this entertaining story as it unfolds in your ears. Happy listening!

"Created He Them" is a powerful story of redemption and forgiveness, a tale of two brothers who must face their demons in order to find peace and happiness.

"Pardon My Terror", written by Irving Burstiner and narrated as an audiobook by the talented Mike Vendetti, this short story will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

Travel with Mike Vendetti to Java and meet the beautiful woman "who steps out of the jungle wearing only a sarong elementally naked. And on a leash tugging at her wrist was a seven-foot leopard!"

A possible crime of passion, but it might have been the hurricane. Will the trap catch the killer?

In a world ruled by a predatory lender who takes pride in a "foolproof" system, life is a series of predictable decisions made by individuals trapped in a seemingly inescapable cycle. Everything changes when a charismatic conman enters the scene, armed with a mysterious ability to unlock the hidden goodness within us all. Will the conman dismantle the lender's foolproof system or become ensnared in its intricacies?

Three pilots crash into those mountains chasing mysterious objects. The leader of the group has his ship on autopilot while he photographs the object he sees and doesn't crash. The film is developed, but there is no object. When the Brass from Washington arrive and interrogate him, the surviving pilot provides them with irrefutable evidence of what is really happening, which they take with them. Moments after they leave, the Brass show up again.

An English poet and soldier, Owen depicted more graphically and effectively than any poet before him the horrors and realities of fighting in the trenches. His poignant verse has made him one of the greatest voices to emerge from World War I.

Imagine this: A graceful woman of ethereal beauty, her eyes ablaze with a promise of passionate love, enters the life of ace crime reporter Cranford. Her presence is both mesmerizing and unsettling, for Cranford knows a disturbing truth—this captivating woman has risen from the depths of the morgue, where she once lay among the lifeless.

An intense and gripping short story audiobook that delves into the unsettling psyche of a twisted individual, "A Fire at Night" by Lawrence Block narrated by Mike Vendetti is a chilling exploration of the mind of a deranged arsonist.

Big Steal by Frank Kane, narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, features Frank Kane's New York private eye Johnny Liddell, arguably the quintessential fifties private eye. When a ring of clever diamond thieves turns to murder, Liddell cunningly tricks the killer into exposing himself. Give this tale a listen and try to solve the crime before Johnny does the reveal!

Jordan was having a bad day when a judge slapped him with a $5000.00 fine for assault and battery. The plot thickens as Jordan is drawn into the murder of a 65-year-old woman he worked with as a young attorney, but it all comes together when Jordan solves the crime and hands the police the murderer.

Imagine being on a date, and your date announces they will turn into a werewolf in half an hour. And as the night unfolds, you find yourself facing the true test of love and acceptance. Or could it be a joke?

Introducing "The Monsters" by Robert Sheckley, a thrilling sci-fi audiobook that explores the fascinating and bizarre world of a distant planet inhabited by sentient aliens who refer to themselves as "humans." On this strange planet, the aliens may look nothing like us, but their society is both intriguing and terrifying. While they pride themselves on being rational and ethical beings, their tendencies towards violence and argumentation make them truly monstrous. Witness their struggles with truth and deception.

Four Gangsters are creating a problem in a medium-sized town, and the police can't seem to handle it. The city fathers consider murdering them, but they are too old, so they hire a professional killer who does the job in one night; but will the problem go away?

Clint Morgan's "Corpseless Coffin" is a gripping mystery tale that originally appeared in "Spicy Mystery Stories", a pulp magazine in July 1937. The story follows Jim Hargrove, who falls victim to a gypsy girl's spell of madness after a rather lengthy affair.

Published in June of 1932 in "Strange Tales" a pulp magazine of the era, "The House in the Magnolias" by August W. Derlith & Mark Shorer, now an audiobook narrated by Mike Vendetti will thrill and chill you. The story takes place on a plantation outside of New Orleans where Voodooism and Sorcery are suspected.