When asked once what inspired her novel, The Woman in Black, Susan Hill replied that her chief ingredient was atmosphere, which I think sums it up perfectly.
Some have suggested she might also have found inspiration from a little-known haunting, said to have taken place in Cheltenham back in the late 1880s.
This is that story.
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Season 07 Episode 05: Jumpin' Jacks
Season 07 Episode 04: Children of the Stones
Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water (Pt.2 of 2)
Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water (Pt.1 of 2)
Season 07 Episode 02: UFO 54
Season 07 Episode 1: The Fall Without End (Pt.2 of 2)
Season 07 Episode 1: The Fall Without End (Pt.1 of 2)
Season 03 Episode 06: Shores of the Unknown (Rerun)
Season 03 Episode 07: Shadowplay (Rerun)
Season 02 Episode 05: Roads to Knowhere (Rerun)
Season 03 Episode 09: Come Talk to Me (Rerun)
Season 04 Episode 03: I See You (Rerun)
Season 04 Episode 04: Always Already (Rerun)
Season 01 Episode 01: Opening the Gate (Rerun)
Season 6 Episode 34 Extra: Your Electric Feel
Season 06 Episode 34: She's Electric
Season 06 Episode 33 Extra: Hungry Like the Wolf
Season 6 Episode 33: An American Werewolf in America
Season 6 Episode 32 Extra: After the Gold Rush
Season 06 Episode 32: A Death Less Ordinary
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