The Downs by Amyas Northcote [#526136]

The Downs by Amyas Northcote
English | MP3@192 kbps | 17 min | 24.6 MB
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: "I was perfectly confident in my ability to find my way back over the down to Branksome at night, as the path was very familiar to us, and I expected to be aided by the light of the moon which would rise about ten o'clock." Sure enough, the journey back over the downs reveals a terrifying horror... and our hero is lucky to escape with his life.