The Return of the Soul by Robert Smythe Hichens ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

The Return of the Soul by Robert Smythe Hichens audiobook. Genre: horror In The Return of the Soul, Robert Smythe Hichens spins a gothic psychological tale in which a long-buried act of cruelty refuses to stay in the past. Ronald, now a grown man with wealth, education, and a carefully built sense of control, cannot forget a boyhood incident at his grandmother's house, when spite and boredom led him to kill her beloved Persian cat. Years later, Ronald marries Margot, a woman of striking beauty and intelligence, and for a time their life together seems to soften his harsher instincts. But after they return to his family home on the northern coast, small disturbances begin to gather: Margot develops peculiar aversions, sudden fascinations, and an uncanny, feline edge to her manner that Ronald cannot explain away. When a scholarly acquaintance speaks confidently about reincarnation and the migration of souls, Ronald's private guilt turns into a terrifying suspicion: what if the cat has come back, not as a ghost in the corridor, but as a presence inside the person he loves most? As Ronald watches Margot change and his own fear deepen, the novel becomes a chilling study of conscience, obsession, and the unstable boundary between human reason and primal instinct. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:29:15) Chapter 2 (00:57:40) Chapter 3 (02:00:19) Chapter 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices