RB01: 2000: FIVE GHOST STORIES

Five supernatural stories written by Dublin author, John Connolly.

Read by Tony Doyle.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

Episode 1 - The Erlking

A man relives childhood memories of the forest spirit who came prying at the windowpane and cast a blight upon his life.

Episode 2 - Mr Pettinger's Demon

A priest is sent to investigate the incumbent at a remote parish church. Has his colleague uncovered an ancient evil?

Episode 3 - Mr Gray's Folly

An unsightly building in the grounds of a country house harbours an ancient, irresistible secret.

Episode 4 - The Ritual of the Bones

Scholarship boy Jenkins is intimidated by the traditions of his new school. Especially the one involving some bones in boxes.

Episode 5 - Nocturne

Sounds of a piano played at night lead a father and his son into a confrontation with a malign adversary.