In this video, I present The Parenticide Club by Ambrose Bierce - an audiobook narration.
This is a bizarre series of short stories about killing off parents and the consequences (or lack thereof).
The collection includes:
My Favourite Murder
Oil of Dog
An Imperfect Conflagration
The Hypnotist
Whilst told in a matter-of-fact style like these are re-tellings of factual events that we are supposed to be invested in, the absurdity of the tales really just convey Bierce's perversion for bleakness and dark humour.
As with many of Bierce's tales, the ambiguity of so many details highlights the fact that he is both trying to entertain, as well as educate. These types of stories are not for everyone though, perhaps in part because his sense of humour was quite morose - especially for the time.
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