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Amyas Northcote (1864-1923) was an English writer and contemporary of M. R. James who was best known for his ghost stories. 'The Downs' is a classic ghost story which demonstrates Northcote's understated genius. The story starts out as a regular tale, but with a few understated clues as to the nature of the horror that is to come - perfectly setting the atmosphere of creepy tension.

Amyas Northcote (1864-1923) was an English writer and a contemporary of M. R. James. He is best known for his ghost stories. 'The Young Lady in Black' is an eerie tale of a woman who died, leaving one crucial task in her life unfinished. The tale poses at the outset the question of whether the dead can return to earth to bring incomplete tasks to their conclusion...and the weird circumstances of this story appear to confirm the theory.

Der betagte Reverend Arthur Maydew tauscht die Gemeinde mit einem Kollegen auf dem Lande. Seine unverheirateten Töchter Alice und Maggie begleiten ihn und nutzen die Zeit, um die idyllische Gegend zu durchstreifen. Bei einem ihrer ausgedehnten Spaziergänge sehen sie in der Ferne ein einsam gelegenes Backsteinhaus, das eine der Töchter magisch anzuziehen scheint...

Die Gruselkabinett Box 34 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Der teuflische Barbier aus der Fleet Street, Brickett Bottom, Das Königreich der Ameisen.

A strange happening when a business arrangement goes awry. From In Ghostly Company, published 1921.

A vacation in a quiet country spot; what could possibly go wrong? From Northcote's collection In Ghostly Company published in 1921.

The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Never more so than in this collection of 30 weird and macabre tales.

Amyas Stafford Northcote was born in 1864 to an aristocratic family. His literary career was mainly centered on one book ‘In Ghostly Company’ which, at the time, were favourably compared to those of M R James. He died in 1923.