{"product_id":"book-1mfg","title":"The Stranger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎬 \u003cem\u003eExperience the atmospheric visual edition plus narrator intro and outro of this tale by searching 'Jonathan Dunne Horror' on YouTube.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Stranger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Timeless Terrors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Entry:\u003c\/strong\u003e 117\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambrose Bierce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Dunne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1893\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Domain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting Civil War tale of grief, memory, and spectral visitation set amid the quiet desolation of a rural Tennessee plantation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story centers on a Confederate soldier who returns home after the war, weary and altered by the horrors he has witnessed. Seeking refuge in the familiarity of family and hearth, he instead encounters something deeply unsettling - a silent, enigmatic figure whose presence stirs unease and long-buried sorrow. As evening shadows lengthen and conversation turns toward loss and the cost of conflict, the boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this somber and atmospheric narrative, Ambrose Bierce explores themes of unresolved grief, the psychological scars of war, and the fragile veil separating this world from the next. With quiet restraint and mounting dread, the story builds toward a revelation both poignant and chilling, leaving the listener with a lingering sense of the uncanny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the story's restrained tension, elegiac tone, and eerie subtlety, bringing Bierce's meditation on loss and remembrance vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66723371090224,"sku":"BD1mfg","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1mfg-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777932858","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1mfg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}