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Benighted
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781667663777
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: Nov 9 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Benighted unfolds on a night of unrelenting rain and darkness as three weary travelers seek refuge in an isolated manor. Inside, they encounter the strange Femm family-an aging brother and sister, a hulking mute servant, and the unseen patriarch confined upstairs. As the storm worsens, so does the atmosphere in the house, where fear, repression, and long-held secrets threaten to unravel the sanity of everyone within.
This early 20th-century novel combines elements of psychological suspense, decaying aristocracy, and subtle horror to create a deeply unsettling gothic tale. With rising tension and claustrophobic dread, it explores the frayed edges of civilization in the face of primal fear.
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