"Scream at Midnight" by Joseph Payne Brennan is a collection of horror stories from the early 1960s that create eerie experiences involving hauntings and encounters with the supernatural. The collection explores feelings of fear, suspense, and the macabre. In the title story, the protagonist travels to Chilton Castle and uncovers a secret related to the Chilton-Payne family line and Lady Susan Glanville. The first story starts with the narrator traveling throughout Europe to explore his ancestry, which leads to his arrival at Chilton Castle, a place surrounded by dark stories. After settling in at an inn, a storm rolls in, and he learns about a secret room within the castle. William Cowath, who works at Chilton Castle, reveals the unsettling tradition that involves the current Earl, Frederick, who must enter the secret room on the night of the narrator's arrival. The tension rises as they prepare to discover the mystery of the chamber, leading the narrator to face an experience that will be unnerving and transformative.
Scream at midnight
By Joseph Payne Brennan
In this collection of unsettling tales, travelers confront secrets, dark folklore, and chilling family traditions, propelling them towards unnerving supernatural encounters.
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About the AuthorJoseph Payne Brennan was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Of Irish ancestry, he was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and he lived most of his life in New Haven, Connecticut, and worked as an Acquisitions Assistant at the Sterling Memorial Library of Yale University for over 40 years. Brennan published several hundred short stories, two novellas and reputedly thousands of poems. His stories appeared in over 200 anthologies and have been translated into German, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish. He was an early bibliographer of the work of H. P. Lovecraft.
Joseph Payne Brennan was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Of Irish ancestry, he was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and he lived most of his life in New Haven, Connecticut, and worked as an Acquisitions Assistant at the Sterling Memorial Library of Yale University for over 40 years. Brennan published several hundred short stories, two novellas and reputedly thousands of poems. His stories appeared in over 200 anthologies and have been translated into German, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish. He was an early bibliographer of the work of H. P. Lovecraft.
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