Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural

by Rosemary Timperley, Michael Hardwick (Adapter), Mollie Hardwick (Adapter)

Delve into the world of Rosemary Timperley if you dare! In this collection, discover ten chilling full-cast dramatisations of sinister stories and suspenseful tales and immerse yourself in a totally unique listening experience. Recorded with a full musical score, these standalone tales are perfect for fans of the supernatural and will raise goosebumps on even the warmest of days.

Listen to ten of Timperley’s most thrilling tales, available to download as a collection for the first time and discover a terrifying and haunting world from a talented writer like no other.

Walk on the Water - A young girl finds her whole life blighted by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
First Broadcast on the BBC World Service, November 1979

Listen to the Silence - Mary must face her fears but can she refuse an offer made by a strange voice claiming to be her grandfather?
First Broadcast on the BBC World Service, January 1982

Channel Crossing - Can a holiday overcome the issues dividing a bickering family? Starring Peter Sallis and Nicholas Lyndhurst.
First Broadcast on the BBC World Service, 5 July 1984

Shadows of the Past - An amnesiac seeks answers in the house where he was traumatised as a child.
First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 February 1972

Mists of Memory - Young cellist Janet meets a confused old man who seems oddly familiar. But what does he mean by 'music is where I live’?
First broadcast on the BBC World Service, March 1982

Dare Game - A chance meeting of old school friends revives memories of a very dangerous game…
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme, April 1964

Little Girl Lost - Can Mrs. Grove really talk with her husband beyond the grave?
First broadcast on the BBC World Service, October 1979

Where are you, Juliet? - Rowena moves into a flat haunted by the presence of its previous owner, Juliet. But where is she and what is the mystery surrounding her disappearance?
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, October 1987

Hanged on Tuesday - Married on a Tuesday? A haunting exploration of the old folklore saying…
First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 January 1971

Christmas Meeting - A woman is alone on Christmas, and it can be the loneliest day in the world.
First Broadcast on BBC Home Service, 19 December 1963

Born in 1920, Rose Timperley authored over 60 novels as well as hundreds of short stories and feature articles for the most popular publications of the day. A writer in tune with her society and its treatment of women, Timperley injects horror into her work in a way that makes her stories as relevant now as when they were written. Her work has been collected in many anthologies, including Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories. Timperley also wrote several acclaimed radio and television scripts with her short story Harry adapted into film several times.

Please note: Due to the age of the recordings, the sound quality may vary.

7 pages, Audible Audio

First published February 22, 2024

About the author

Rosemary Timperley (20 March 1920 - 9 November 1988) was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. She wrote a wide range of fiction, publishing 66 novels in 33 years, and several hundred short stories, but is best remembered for her ghost stories which appear in many anthologies. She also edited several volumes of ghost stories. Born in Crouch End, North London on 20 March 1920 to architect George Kenyon Timperley and teacher Emily Mary (née Lethem), she went to Hornsey High School, and before studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at King's College, London, graduating in 1941. She then taught English and History at South-East Essex County Technical School in Dagenham, Essex, and also worked at Kensington Citizen's Advice Bureau during World War II. In the mid-1940s, while still working as a teacher, she started submitting short stories to magazines and newspapers, with the first, "Hot Air - and Penelope", being published in Illustrated 10 August 1946. Still writing, she left her job as a teacher to become a staff writer for Reveille magazine in 1949, editing the personal advice column (under the pen name Jane Blythe), readers' letters and writing a number of stories, feature articles and book reviews. She married Physics teacher James McInnes Cameron in 1952, and they lived together in Essex. After writing a number of novels (starting with A Dread of Burning in 1956), she left Reveille to become a freelance writer, going on to write a number of radio and television scripts. By the early 1960s she had separated from her husband, who died in 1968, but she continued writing novels, short stories and scripts until her death on 9 November 1988.[1] source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are strangely haunting stories. Yes, they are somewhat dated but they are beautifully performed and Rosemary Timperley is an unjustly neglected writer. She has a very distinctive style and I cannot understand why her writing is so hard to access.