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The Masque of the Red Death: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Masque of the Red Death runs an estimated 0.9 hours (about 0.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.9est. listening hrs
4.1★19 ratings
Horrorgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 0.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Masque of the Red Death at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day2 days
1 hour / day1 day
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

What our data says

  • At 0.9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 99% of the horror audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 89% shorter than the average horror audiobook (8.2 hrs across 217 titles in our dataset).

Computed from horror audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for horror listeners: a weekend-size listen at 0.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

Prince Prospero invites several dozen of the local nobility to his castle for protection against an oncoming plague, the Red Death. Prospero orders his guests to attend a masked ball and, amidst a general atmosphere of debauchery and depravity, notices the entry of a mysterious hooded stranger dressed all in red.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Masque of the Red Death as an audiobook?

The Masque of the Red Death runs about 0.9 hours, our estimate from its 32 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.6 hours.

Is The Masque of the Red Death free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was The Masque of the Red Death first published?

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1922.