The Terror (1981) by Arthur Machen

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An eccentric tale of the uncanny from the celebrated fabulist Arthur Machen, this play was originally broadcast on New Year's Eve... something of a departure for Machen, it tells of a strange chain - a campaign? - of inexplicable deaths in rural Wales...

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If you're interested to know more about the century-long history of ghost and horror stories broadcast at Christmas on British television and radio, you might like to check out HOLLY WRAITHS (and its companion volume HOLLY TERRORS), an A-Z guide available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Lulu.com.

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