List of 8 possible readers

Eye of the Storm by Mandy Loader (Ed.: “A hurricane is tearing across the Atlantic from the west
Penguin) coast of Africa towards America. As the hurricane
passes through the Caribbean, it destroys everything in
(with audio) its path. In Florida, a man is out in a fishing boat,
unaware of the approaching disaster. His daughter,
Ikemi, and her boyfriend must confront the hurricane in
a desperate attempt to reach her father before it's too
late.” (retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/
show/1938299.Eye_of_the_Storm_Level₃)

“Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe (retrieved
from www.english-e-books.net/)
(with audio)
“The story tells of an unnamed narrator's beautiful wife
Ligeia. She composes the poem "The Conqueror
Worm" before dying. The narrator then marries the
Lady Rowena. She shortly sickens and dies. The
narrator stays with her body overnight. She comes back
from the dead as Ligeia.” (retrieved from
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligeia)

Psycho, by Robert Bloch (retrieved from “Psycho is a 1959 horror novel by American writer
www.english-e-books.net/) Robert Bloch. The novel tells the story of Norman
Bates, caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles
(with audio) under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled
in a series of murders. The novel is considered Bloch's
most enduring work and one of the most influential
horror books of the 20th Century.”
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_%28novel%29)

Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland
Emmerich (Ed.: Penguin)
(without audio)
“The mysterious StarGate is 10,000 years old. When a
group of soldiers go through it they travel millions of
miles to a world where they have to fight to stay alive.
Will they live? Will they find a way to get back to
Earth? Or will they die?” (Penguin Readers, 1996).

The Beast by Carolyn Walker (Ed.: “Talk in the local pub is of strange deaths of sheep and
Cambridge) rumours of the return of the legendary Beast of
Brynmawr. Susie and Charlie are taking a break from
(without audio) work in London and renting a cottage in Brynmawr,
where events grow stranger and stranger until it
becomes clear that it is Susie the beast wants.”
(retrieved from
http://www.librarything.com/work/4108342

“The Black Cat and Other Stories” by “"The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most
Edgar Allan Poe memorable stories. The tale centers around a black cat
and the subsequent deterioration of a man.” (retrieved
(with audio) from
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/391724.The_Bl
ack_Cat)
 “In “The Oval Portrait” a man finds a portrait of a
beautiful young woman in a lonely house. Who is this
woman? Who painted her? And why is the man so
frightened of her picture?” (Penguin Readers, 1991).

“In “Berenice”, a madman wants to marry his sick

cousin with the beautiful teeth. He cannot stop thinking
about those teeth! What really happens to Berenice in
the end?” (Penguin Readers, 1991).

“In “The Mask of the Red Death”, Prince Pospero tries

to shut his door against the face of Death. How does the
“Red Death” get into his large and beautiful house?
What will happen to him and all his friends when they
meet the stranger with the death mask?” (Penguin
Readers, 1991).

Sherlock Holmes: The Norwood Mystery “'For me, Watson, life is not so interesting,' says
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Ed.: Oxdord Holmes.
Dominoes)
'I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some
(with audio) news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a
dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those
clever criminals these days?'

Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the

stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a
strange crime that took place in Norwood. But who is
the criminal? And is he dangerous? Life, for Holmes,
suddenly starts to get interesting.” (retrieved from
https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/graded_reade
rs/dominoes/two/9780194248839?
cc=ar&selLanguage=en)

The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan “A man is killed in Richard Hannay’s home. Before his
(Ed.: Penguin) death he tells Hannay a deadly secret. Now Hannay’s
life is in danger. Who are his enemies and what are they
(without audio) trying to do? And how will he solve the mystery of the
‘thirty-nine steps’? (Penguin Readers, 1999).