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1) The Dead of Night: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions

Author

Onions, Oliver

Series

Tales of Mystery and the Supernatural

Language

English

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Oliver Onions is unique in the realms of ghost story writers in that his tales are so far ranging in their background and substance that they are not easily categorised. Long out of print, these classic tales are a treasure trove of nightmarish gems.

2) The Beckoning Fair One

Author

Onions, Oliver

Language

English

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A man, a house, a ghost, and a murder. This whimsical tale that leads lyrically to a terrible undoing is consistently rated one of the best ghost stories ever written. The twist at the end is wholly unexpected and the reader is left guessing whether, Paul Oleron, a failing novelist is the victim of an evil succubus that haunts his house and his dreams, or he is guilty of a terrible betrayal.

3) Widdershins

Author

Onions, Oliver

Language

English

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At first blush, Widdershins is a conventional haunted house story involving an unsuccessful writer, who moves into an empty house in hope that isolation will help his failing creativity. His sensitivity and imagination are enhanced by his seclusion, but his art, his only friend, and his sanity are all destroyed in the process... The story can be read as narrating the gradual possession of the protagonist by a mysterious and possessive feminine spirit,...