When asked once what inspired her novel, The Woman in Black, Susan Hill replied that her chief ingredient was atmosphere, which I think sums it up perfectly.
Some have suggested she might also have found inspiration from a little-known haunting, said to have taken place in Cheltenham back in the late 1880s.
This is that story.
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Season 07 Episode 17: What Lies in the Long Grass (Pt.2 of 2)
Season 07 Episode 17: What Lies In the Long Grass (Pt.1 of 2)
Season 07 Episode 16: Take Me Dancing Tonight
Season 07 Episode 15: In His Eyes a Flaming Glow (Pt. 2 of 2).
Season 07 Episode 15: In His Eyes a Flaming Glow
Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream (Pt.3 of 3)
Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream (Pt.2 of 3)
Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream (Pt.1 of 3)
Season 7 Episode 13: Squaring the Circle
Season 04 Episode 18: The Dark Ascending (Rerun)
Season 06 Episode 1: Lying in Wait (Rerun)
Season 07 Episode 12: The Jungle Never Sleeps (Pt.2 of 2)
Season 07 Episode 12: The Jungle Never Sleeps (Pt.1 of 2)
Season 04 Episode 7: Called to the Forest (Rerun)
Season 07 Episode 11: Through the Looking Glass
Season 07 Episode 10: Into the Badlands (Pt.3 of 3)
Season 07 Episode 10: Into the Badlands (Pt.2 of 3)
Season 07 Episode 10: Into the Badlands (Pt1. of 3)
Season 07 Episode 09: The Sound of Hunger
Season 07 Episode 08: Walking on Snow (Pt.2 of 2)
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