Nicholas Lezard recommends the ghost stories of EF Benson (1867-1940).
When I reread “Caterpillars”, for the first time in four decades, I very quickly regretted that I had chosen to do so at night. Gatiss, in his introduction, says that it is “perhaps a ghost story like no other”, and he’s not wrong: it’s the kind of story that leaves one feeling almost unclean, checking clothes and body for vermin.
(via Prufrock News)
“Caterpillars” is one of the most chilling horror stories I’ve ever read, mostly because its twist is so unexpected and so applicable to modern life. You’ll see. Just read it.
Thanks, man.