The New Inn | Frederick Cowles | Read by Christopher Halton

A traveller journeying through the remote Cornish countryside finds himself in need of shelter and accepts the hospitality of an isolated inn. But there is something distinctly unsettling about the place — and its owners seem, to say the least, a little odd. As the night progresses, his uneasiness turns to terror, and by morning he will discover that The New Inn is hiding a far darker secret than he could ever have imagined. First published in Frederick Cowles’s 1936 collection The Horror of Abbot’s Grange, The New Inn is a wonderfully atmospheric traditional ghost story, combining an eerie old inn, a lonely Cornish setting and a particularly macabre supernatural encounter. Read by Christopher Halton for Haunted Tales of Darkness. 0:10 - Introduction 0:34 - Main Story 17:14 - Epilogue If you enjoy classic supernatural fiction, please consider liking the video and subscribing. Haunted Tales of Darkness seeks out not only celebrated ghost stories, but the obscure authors and forgotten tales that have become lost to history—and still deserve to be heard. If you would like to help support future work, you can now support the channel directly via Patreon. Your support is important to my continued existence.   / chrishalton