The Diary of Mr. Poynter

WHEN JAMES DENTON DISCOVERED AN ANCIENT BIT OF FABRIC WITHIN AN 18TH CENTURY DIARY, HE SHOWED IT TO HIS AUNT, WHO INSISTED THE WAVY, HAIR-LIKE PATTERN WOULD BE PERFECT TO ACCENT HIS WINDOWS. THE SENSITIVE ARTISAN TASKED WITH THE COPYING OF THE CLOTH, HOWEVER, SAW EVIL IN ITS DESIGN. THE CURTAINS, NO......more

First published in A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), “The Diary of Mr. Poynter” is a deceptively amiable tale combining antiquarianism and home renovation, featuring the bibliophile Mr. Denton and his aunt Miss Denton, whose mission is to furnish their newly built Warwickshire home, Rendcombe Hall. Th......more

Not sure what I just read. Good thing it was short. I'd rate this 5/5 for the single paragraph where the MC feels something hairy on the floor because that part was hauntingly terrifying. But that would be like reviewing a 1996 New Jersey Devils game by only commenting on the slick dipsydoodle Scott N......more

3.25⭐ James Denton is an antiquary from Warwickshire. From a London auction house, Denton acquires a four-volume diary which was written by a well-known antiquary named William Poynter who lived in Warwickshire nearly two centuries earlier. A piece of cloth is found in one of the volumes of the diary......more

Short little tale of some very spooky haunted curtains…......more