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100 1 _aBrennan, Joseph Payne,
_d1918-1990
245 1 0 _aScream at midnight
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-05-20
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Scream at Midnight" by Joseph Payne Brennan is a collection of horror stories written in the early 1960s. The tales delve into eerie experiences, legendary hauntings, and fatal encounters with the supernatural, exploring themes of fear, suspense, and the macabre. In the title story, the protagonist embarks on a journey to Chilton Castle, where he learns of a sinister secret linked to the Chilton-Payne lineage, particularly surrounding the enigmatic figure of Lady Susan Glanville. At the start of the first story, the narrator sets the scene by recounting his travels through Europe in search of his ancestry, eventually arriving at Chilton Castle, a place steeped in dark folklore. As he settles in at an inn, a storm brews outside, and he hears legends about a secret chamber within the castle. The Factor at Chilton Castle, William Cowath, soon reveals the unsettling tradition involving the current Earl, Frederick, who must enter this hidden room the very night of the narrator's arrival. The air grows thick with tension as they prepare to unravel the chilling mystery of the chamber, leading the narrator into an encounter that promises to be unnerving and transformative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Macabre House, 1963
653 _aHorror tales
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435063453005&view=1up&seq=7
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70817
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