John Connolly: Ghost Stories (BBC Radio) UPDATED 2/9/2022

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John Connolly: Ghost Stories (BBC Radio 4)

John Connolly is a bestselling novelist of left-field, complex mysteries, with a proven love of the dark side - there being some extremely sinister and violent moments in his books. Rest assured that there is none of the violence in these chilling stories, but if you like to be unsettled then you're in for a treat, as each of the tales twists the classic ghost story in a modern macabre way.

Produced by Lawrence Jackson for BBC Radio 4

Episodes include:

2000-05-15 The Erlking

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

2000-05-16 Mr. Pettinger's Demon

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

2000-05-17 Mr. Gray's Folly

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

2000-05-18 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. Read by Tony Doyle

2000-05-19 Nocturne

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

2004-10-25 The Inkpot Monkey

A novelist with a case of writer's block gets more than he bargained for when he purchases an antique inkpot. Read by Freddie Jones

2004-10-25 The Shifting of the Sands

Ancient, pagan gods keep ruling over a small village by the sea. Read by Ian McDiarmid

2004-10-26 Some Children Wander by Mistake

When the circus comes to town, a young boy's curiosity about clowns leads him deeper behind the scenes than he would have liked. Read by Alun Armstrong

2004-10-27 Miss Froom, Vampire

The secrets of a well-respected gardener are disclosed. Read by Jacqueline Pearce

2004-10-28 The New Daughter

A father comes to suspect that a burial mound on his land hides something very ancient, and very much alive. Read by Niall Buggy

2016-10-28 The Rat King

A chilling new take on the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The Rat King is included in the 10th anniversary edition of The Book of Lost Things. Music by Timothy X Atack; Producer:  Mair Bosworth. Read by Peter Marinker