It is November 5th, Guy Fawkes Night, 1930. Bonfires are blazing, rockets burst. In a country lane, revellers discover a car that has been set on fire. At first they assume that...
From the Depths
The titular short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection From the Depths. A Swedish freighter is on a special mission to locate and survey a number of wrecks...
The Mystery of the Gables
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Glimpses of the Unknown. When Carstone visits his old friend Brendan one night, he is intrigued by the empty...
The Flint Knife
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection The Outcast and Other Dark Tales by E.F. Benson. ‘The Flint Knife’ is the fictional story that was...
The White Priory Murders
James Bennett, nephew of Sir Henry Merrivale (the cantankerous yet genius sleuth), has been invited to stay at White Priory for Christmas, among the retinue of the glamorous...
No Ships Pass
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection From the Depths. When a petrol yacht catches fire in the South Atlantic, its lone survivor Patterson swims to...
When Spirits Steal
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Glimpses of the Unknown. ‘When Spirits Steal’ features regular protagonists from Philippa Forest:...
The Treasure of the Tombs
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Glimpses of the Unknown. An adventure ideally suited to Indiana Jones, ‘The Treasure of the Tombs’ sees...
The Legend of Madame Krasinska
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales by Vernon Lee. Inspired by a sketch of a poor woman driven to madness by...
Tracked A Mystery of the Sea
A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection From the Depths. C.N. Barham served as a minister but was also an amateur hypnotist and in this short story,...
