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The unnamed narrator had planned the perfect getaway, at a charming Italian villa. But the moment he crosses its threshold, he senses something is amiss. When a bout of insomnia robs him of sleep one night, and he goes exploring, he stumbles across a heart-stopping sight: a room swarming with massive, mottled, luminescent caterpillars.

Hugh and Margaret Grainger have rented a lovely old house near an excellent golf course. At the bottom of the garden is a strange, well-kept, but untenented thatched cottage. A visitor to the Graingers has a strange and overwhelming presentiment on passing the cottage that the house is actually not empty. Indeed, on several occasions he seems to see a light in the cottage. And one evening he thinks he sees a figure entering the house. But every attempt to investigate confirms that the cottage is abandoned.

Edward Frederic Benson (1867 - 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, best known as the true master of the gothic occult story. Gavon's Eve is a terrifying story of mysterious occult devil worship and witchcraft which pervades a remote rural district in Great Britain.

Edward Frederic Benson (1867 – 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, best known for his masterly and uncanny ghost stories. One of the most famous of these is The Bus Conductor. It is a deceptively simple tale of a mysterious apparition which comes into view on an ordinary London street under most peculiar circumstances. The chilling catchphrase spoken by the mysterious figure: "Just room for one inside, Sir" takes on an altogether sinister meaning.

E. F. Benson's ghost story In The Tube is posited as an exposition of a vast metaphysical question that we as human beings cannot understand. Our suppositions of time and space are taken to task. This is fiction with historical significance.

When a Londoner retreats to the Cornish Coast for a break, he encounters a veiled woman. Could it be the ghost of intrepid explorer Miss Alice Trellings, who disappeared whilst staying at the hotel?

It’s Christmas in the Chandler household, and as the party gather around the fire, their host Everard recalls a ghostly tale from the previous Christmas in the misty forests of Scotland.

Keen to escape London to work on their respective music scores and novel, two cousins stumble across a rural holiday let that is well below their budget. But it soon proves too good to be true when something on the top landing starts spooking them and their staff.

E. F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic Lucia novels. In his own day it was his ghost stories that were his most popular works. "Naboth's Vineyard" exemplifies Benson's fine literary style and his ability to create the most frightening of supernatural and macabre tales.

A gripping collection of the very best classic mystery and adventure stories. 1. "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain 2. "The Perfect Crime" by Seamark 3. "The Well" by W. W. Jacobs 4. "The Tea-Leaf" by Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace 5. "The Step" by E. F. Benson 6. "The Queer Feet" by G. K. Chesterton 7. "The Beast with Five Fingers" by W. F. Harvey 8. "The Enemy" by Hugh Walpole 9. "An Impromptu Dance" by A. J. Alan 10. "The Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 11. "The Wedding Guest" by Guy Boothby

The Horror Horn is set in the Swiss Alps and opens in the cosy lounge of a resort hotel, where a string ensemble strikes up with the sugary strains of Puccini. Our hero is further entertained to an unlikely yarn of savage sub-humans living near the Ungeheuerhorn, or Horror Horn, a forbidding mountain peak nearby. Next day, a skiing trip to St. Luigi in the next valley to lunch with a friend marks the start of an unexpectedly terrifying adventure. The Horror Horn is not a ghost story as such: the creatures in it are most definitely flesh and blood and they are hungry!

Set against the backdrop of World War I yet taking place in a quieter time, David Blaize is a captivating coming-of-age tale centered around an all-boys boarding school. Join David as he journeys from prep school to Marchester College prep school, confronting the challenges of friendship, academic life, and the ever-popular game of cricket. - Summary by TriciaG

A grisly spirit turns travelling companion for an unwitting traveller on the top deck of a London bus one bleak winter’s night in this short story.

Brain surgeon Dr Francis Assheton is sceptical when one of his oldest friends holds a séance to show him ‘The Thing’ that has been appearing at his home. But when he witnesses it for himself and his friend then dies in mysterious circumstances, the doctor must recount his tale before it is too late.

Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist, and short story writer, best known for his evocative and beautifully narrated ghost stories. Expiation is a real gem of a ghost story. Two old friends rent a lonely house in an idyllic but remote part of Cornwall. But within a short time of their arrival, they become aware of a mystery about the house.

When Darcy, recuperating from a serious illness, goes to stay with an old friend of his, Frank, in the New Forest, he discovers a puzzling change in the man. He appears to have become significantly younger and is also filled with exuberance and joy. Frank explains that he has spent the last six years studying Nature and has discovered a new philosophy of life around the joy of nature.

The Essential Classics: Volume 3 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Lucy Scott, Kristin Atherton, Peter Noble, Robert G. Slade, and Olivia Dowd. Spanning British, German, and American literature, this collection includes stories of the high seas in Moby Dick, small town comedy in Queen Lucia, as well love, honour, and betrayal in Far From the Madding Crowd, and more.

Adéntrate en el mundo de pesadilla donde los sueños recurrentes se convierten en una terrorífica realidad en esta obra maestra de horror psicológico de E.F. Benson. Durante quince años, nuestro narrador ha sido atormentado por el mismo sueño: una misteriosa casa de campo, una cena lúgubre y la siniestra mujer de negro que anuncia con escalofriante certeza: "Jack te mostrará tu habitación de la torre". Noche tras noche, el sueño permanece inmutable, hasta que una fatídica noche de verano, la fantasía y la realidad colisionan catastróficamente.

Tauchen Sie ein in die albtraumhafte Welt wiederkehrender Träume, die in E.F. Bensons Meisterwerk des psychologischen Horrors zur erschreckenden Realität werden. Seit fünfzehn Jahren wird unser Erzähler vom selben Traum heimgesucht: ein geheimnisvolles Landhaus, eine düstere Abendgesellschaft und die unheimliche Frau in Schwarz, die mit beunruhigender Gewissheit verkündet: „Jack wird Ihnen Ihr Zimmer im Turm zeigen.“ Nacht für Nacht bleibt der Traum unverändert – bis zu einem schicksalhaften Sommerabend, an dem Fantasie und Wirklichkeit katastrophal aufeinanderprallen.

Entrez dans l'univers cauchemardesque des rêves récurrents qui se changent en réalité terrifiante dans le chef-d'œuvre d'horreur psychologique d'E.F. Benson. Cela fait quinze ans que le narrateur est hanté par le même rêve : une mystérieuse maison de campagne, un dîner lugubre, et l'inquiétante femme en noir qui annonce avec une certitude glaçante : "Jack vous montrera votre chambre dans la tour." Nuit après nuit, le rêve demeure inchangé – jusqu'à ce soir d'été fatidique où fantaisie et réalité se rencontrent de manière catastrophique.