The Signalman

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Sam Mendes

From the greatest novelist of the Victorian era comes a ghostly short story, now reimagined in 3D sound.

Put your headphones on and settle in to this Audible Original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ The Signalman, narrated by Academy-Award winning director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, 1917, Empire of Light).

A lone narrator meets a railway worker who is confined to a cold, gloomy station in a deep cutting near a tunnel entrance. This worker is a signalman, and it is his responsibility to give the green light for trains to pass through the area. These are slow, monotonous days. The signalman’s life is not marked by much, until the nightmares begin.

Three times in a row, a ghost mysteriously appears before the signalman – and with each apparition, a tragic accident unfolds on the rail tracks.

Although our narrator doubts the man at first, events soon make him a believer too...

Follow along as the mystery is revealed in spatial audio with Dolby Atmos, bringing the haunting tale closer to you than ever before.

Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

Public Domain (P)2022 Audible, Ltd

A great short story

The background sound effects really brought the story to life. It is definitely worth the time.

Thrilling

Some books are best in dramatic audio format as they lend to the thrill and excitement of the offering.

This wasn't creepy at all . . .

For this to be a short story it was EXTREMELY creepy. Way to go Charles Dickens! But I have questions. Why did that ghost have it out for the signal man. He literally harassed him to the point that when a real warning came he missed it. Ignored like it was a false alarm. That poor man.

4 stars

Great atmospheric scary tale

Very short. Super creepy. Good performance!! I liked the atmosphere of the story. I hadn’t ever read this before.

Sends chills down the spine

Loved the story and the story telling. Dolby atmos did justice. This is a short story worth listening to.