Death Takes a Corpse: 5 Victorian Horror Stories

By Wilson E Clark

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BTRHCKT5
• ISBN13: 9798376087787
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"