Who Knows

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Title: Who Knows?

Series Name: Timeless Terrors

Series Entry: 128

Author: Guy de Maupassant

Narrator: Jonathan Dunne

Original Publication: 1890

Public Domain: Yes

YouTube Channel: Jonathan Dunne Horror Stories & Audiobooks (search on YouTube)

Description:

Who Knows? is a chilling psychological tale by Guy de Maupassant, the French master of realism and the uncanny. First published in 1890, this disturbing short story explores the fragile boundary between reason and madness in a world that may not be as stable—or as controllable—as we believe.

The story follows a cultivated and rational gentleman living alone in a quiet country house. His life is orderly, peaceful, and governed by logic—until one night he witnesses something impossible. Without warning or explanation, the furniture in his home begins to move on its own. Chairs slide across the floor, objects vanish, and his possessions seem animated by an unseen will. What begins as bewilderment slowly curdles into dread.

As the phenomenon escalates, the narrator struggles to maintain his sanity. Is he the victim of an elaborate trick? A descent into madness? Or has he glimpsed a hidden reality in which inanimate objects possess their own mysterious existence? Maupassant masterfully sustains ambiguity, leaving both narrator and reader trapped in uncertainty.

Narrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the mounting paranoia, subtle irony, and creeping existential dread that make Who Knows? a timeless study in quiet horror—where the greatest fear lies not in what is seen, but in what cannot be explained.

© 2026 Jonathan Dunne (Audiolibro): 9780466124632

Fecha de lanzamiento

Audiolibro: 13 de abril de 2026