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Widdershins

Widdershins

By: Oliver Onions
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Summary
 Dive into the eerie world of Widdershins, a masterful collection of ghost stories by Onions, with its standout novella, The Beckoning Fair One. This tale follows an unsuccessful writer who retreats to an isolated house, seeking solitude to reignite his faltering creativity. As he delves deeper into his seclusion, his sensitivity and imagination blossom, but at a harrowing cost‚his art, his only companion, and his sanity unravel before our eyes. The narrative unfolds as a haunting exploration of possession by a mysterious feminine spirit or as a chilling account of a psychotic breakdown leading to catatonia and murder, all seen through the lens of the troubled protagonist. The chilling portrayal of his spiraling mind serves as a stark reminder of the fine line between creativity and madness, where the artist risks losing touch with reality in the pursuit of their craft.Copyright History & Horror Collections Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Widdershins-Oliver Onions

    Widdershins-Oliver Onions
    Aug 24 2026
    Dive into the eerie world of Widdershins, a masterful collection of ghost stories by Onions, with its standout novella, The Beckoning Fair One. This tale follows an unsuccessful writer who retreats to an isolated house, seeking solitude to reignite his faltering creativity. As he delves deeper into his seclusion, his sensitivity and imagination blossom, but at a harrowing cost‚his art, his only companion, and his sanity unravel before our eyes. The narrative unfolds as a haunting exploration of possession by a mysterious feminine spirit or as a chilling account of a psychotic breakdown leading to catatonia and murder, all seen through the lens of the troubled protagonist. The chilling portrayal of his spiraling mind serves as a stark reminder of the fine line between creativity and madness, where the artist risks losing touch with reality in the pursuit of their craft.
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    7 hrs and 35 mins
  • Haunted Hour; an anthology-Margaret Widdemer

    Haunted Hour; an anthology-Margaret Widdemer
    Aug 23 2026
    Dive into the eerie world of Widdershins, a masterful collection of ghost stories by Onions, with its standout novella, The Beckoning Fair One. This tale follows an unsuccessful writer who retreats to an isolated house, seeking solitude to reignite his faltering creativity. As he delves deeper into his seclusion, his sensitivity and imagination blossom, but at a harrowing cost‚his art, his only companion, and his sanity unravel before our eyes. The narrative unfolds as a haunting exploration of possession by a mysterious feminine spirit or as a chilling account of a psychotic breakdown leading to catatonia and murder, all seen through the lens of the troubled protagonist. The chilling portrayal of his spiraling mind serves as a stark reminder of the fine line between creativity and madness, where the artist risks losing touch with reality in the pursuit of their craft.
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    4 hrs and 45 mins
  • Eskimo Folk-Tales-Knud Rasmussen

    Eskimo Folk-Tales-Knud Rasmussen
    Aug 22 2026
    Dive into the eerie world of Widdershins, a masterful collection of ghost stories by Onions, with its standout novella, The Beckoning Fair One. This tale follows an unsuccessful writer who retreats to an isolated house, seeking solitude to reignite his faltering creativity. As he delves deeper into his seclusion, his sensitivity and imagination blossom, but at a harrowing cost‚his art, his only companion, and his sanity unravel before our eyes. The narrative unfolds as a haunting exploration of possession by a mysterious feminine spirit or as a chilling account of a psychotic breakdown leading to catatonia and murder, all seen through the lens of the troubled protagonist. The chilling portrayal of his spiraling mind serves as a stark reminder of the fine line between creativity and madness, where the artist risks losing touch with reality in the pursuit of their craft.
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    4 hrs and 7 mins
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