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Poe's Tales of Terror
6 audiobooks
$19.99 
The Odyssey: Complete
12 audiobooks
$44.99 
Halloween Short Scares
6 audiobooks
$19.99 
Gothic Ghosts
4 audiobooks
$18.99 
The Monsters
4 audiobooks
$34.99 
Lovecraft Nights
5 audiobooks
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The Vampires
3 audiobooks
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The Hardy Boys: Books 1-3
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The Deus Deceptor
A stolen DNA sample from the Shroud of Turin, a Vatican cover-up and a cloning experiment that goes horribly wrong. DB Warren's dark thriller races from Rome to Hong Kong, performed by two real narrators, Amaya Sloane and Steven Oak.
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Thanksgiving Road Trip Audiobooks: 12 by Drive Length
Twelve family audiobooks for the Thanksgiving drive, from a 26-minute Velveteen Rabbit to a four-hour Oz, each read by a real narrator. Free samples on all.
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