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 6 Episode 34 Extra: Your Electric Feel
Season 06 Episode 34: She's Electric
Season 06 Episode 33 Extra: Hungry Like the Wolf
Season 6 Episode 33: An American Werewolf in America
Season 6 Episode 32 Extra: After the Gold Rush
Season 06 Episode 32: A Death Less Ordinary
Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story (Pt.3 of 3)
Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story (Pt.2 of 3)
Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story (Pt.1 of 3)
Season 6 Episode 30: The Extinguishable Fire (Pt.2 of 2)
Season 6 Episode 30: The Inextinguishable Fire (Pt.1 of 2)
S06 Episode 29 Extra: Through a Mind, Darkly
Season 6 Episode 29: Mobius Stripped
Season 6 Episode 28 Extra: The Tail of the Comet
Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.3 of 3)
Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.2 of 3)
Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.1 of 3)
Season 6 Episode 27 Extra: Concrete Under Water
Season 6 Episode 27: All That We See (Pt.3 of 3)
Season 6 Episode 27: All That We See (Pt.2 of 3)
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