The Thing in the Hall

Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist, and short story writer, best known for his evocative and beautifully narrated ghost and horror stories. In his own day it was his ghost stories which were his most popular works. The Thing in the Hall, is a rather macabre and strange story – retold by Mike Vendetti – of two friends living in London, one of whom tempts fate by inviting a spirit to visit without limiting what type of spirit he is inviting. As we know, there are «evil» spirits just awaiting a home or a victim. Among the most significant works Edward Benson: And the dead Spoke…, The Outcast, Machon, Negotium Pera…