A few nights ago, I went with some friends to an old Victorian mansion for a night of dramatic readings of Victorian ghost tales. The actors read many poems and short stories, such as this spooky story by Edith Wharton, and the ever-popular Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Perhaps the lights being out and someone reading them makes them a little scarier, but it was fun nonetheless! We love our scary stories.
So, to add to the fun, here is my favorite creepy story by Charlotte Perkins Gillman, written in 1892. If you are looking for something other than the modern gore and ghost tales you get at Halloween, try this one! It's good old-fashioned subtlety and gives you goosebumps without resorting to homicidal maniacs and machetes (although I can get a good laugh out of those, as well).
Happy Halloween!
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