Death Takes a Corpse

ebook 5 Victorian Horror Stories · Death Takes a Corpse

By Wilson E. Clark

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A widowed woman is befriended by an unkindness of ravens offering unnatural help, a wealthy aristocrat encounters a terrifying presence in the midnight hallways of a manor house, a grieving mother finds a measure of madness by piercing the veil between life and death.
Death Takes a Corpse is a collection of five sinister and spooky Victorian tales that will leave you wanting to keep the lights on long after bedtime.
Ravens in the Park: Recently widowed and on the edge of poverty, a young woman receives an intriguing invitation from a complete stranger and discovers that blood may not always be thicker than water.

A Terrible Truth: William is ready for a bit of rest and relaxation at a friend's countryside estate. Pleasure turns to terror though as William comes face to face with a fearsome creature roaming the dark hallways of the manor house.

The Bolted Boy: Adelia faces a lifetime of grief and loss. However, an impossible offer from an unlikely savior may provide the chance to resurrect that which she cherishes most.

Foggy Night in London Town: Richard has never worked a day in his life, but a chance encounter in the midnight fog of London will turn a life of luxury and privilege into an all-out struggle for survival.
The Salted Earth: Upon the disappearance of his father, Brandon returns to the place of his youth to discover a dark force at work, driving the village inhabitants to desperation and raising doubts about his own mortality.

Death Takes a Corpse