The Thing in the Hall

by E.F. Benson, Mike Vendetti (Narrator)

"The Thing in the Hall", by E.F. Benson, is a rather macabre and strange story - retold by Mike Vendetti - of two friends living in London, one of whom tempts fate by inviting a spirit to visit without limiting what type of spirit he is inviting. As we know, there are "evil" spirits just awaiting a home or a victim.
Length: 30 mins

Genres: Horror

1 pages, Audible Audio

First published January 1, 1912

About the author

Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer.

E. F. Benson was the younger brother of A.C. Benson, who wrote the words to "Land of Hope and Glory", Robert Hugh Benson, author of several novels and Roman Catholic apologetic works, and Margaret Benson, an author and amateur Egyptologist.

Benson died during 1940 of throat cancer at the University College Hospital, London. He is buried in the cemetery at Rye, East Sussex.

Last paragraph from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly creepy tale of two old friends living next door to one another in London, one, Louis Fielder tempts fate by inviting a spirit to visit without limiting what type of spirit he is inviting. He dies unexpectedly in horrific and mysterious circumstances. At the inquest a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind is reached, largely based on the evidence of his friend and neighbor, Dr. Francis Assheton. When Dr. Assheton himself dies only a week later under the same mysterious gruesome circumstances as Fielder, the verdict eventually returned was the same, however there was now more room for doubt leaving a mystery to be investigated.

[Paul Barnes · Rating 1 out of 5]

[Project Gutenberg] (03/03/2024). eBook. 19 Pages.

First published in “The Room in the Tower and Other Stories” (Mills & Boon (1912)).

Garbage. Suitable for “Weird Tales” at low ebb (March 1923-).

[Per · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[absolutely _ grim · Rating 5 out of 5]

E F Benson is the king of Edwardian supernatural stories. Hands down.

[Sarah Raley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has to be my favorite ghost story. There’s just something about an old fashion haunt. Classic horror at its best.

[Forked Radish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slimer was a slug? He seemed pretty quick to me.