“The dark oak staircase started to creak and groan as if in protest to an unseen weight bearing down on it. A sudden cold draught swept through the house and the door to the master bedroom started to bang to and fro…”

This is Haunted UK Fiction’s Flash Fiction Friday, original short-form stories of the supernatural, the monstrous, and the unknown.

In today’s episode, we present The Haunting of Manor Grove House, a terrifying tale where a seemingly straightforward renovation project becomes a desperate fight for survival when an ancient house reveals its darkest secret.

Written by Jules McBain, who has self-published three novels on Amazon over the last two years. Jules wrote this particular story two years ago as a challenge to write a ghost story within a set word limit of 1,700 words. She is currently in the process of writing two other novels: "Out of the Darkness We are Reborn", an apocalyptic novel about the end of the world through Judgement Day and "All I am, All I Will Ever Be" about a female midlife crisis.

You can find Jules McBain here:

IG: @julesmcbainwriter

Website: Amazon Author

Contact Information: julesmcbain@gmail.com

If you enjoyed this story, continue your listening with:

The Hollow Rooms by Ian Harris

Driftstone Marsh by Jason Wells

The Devil’s Arrows by Harrie Tabor (Flash Fiction Friday)

Submissions

If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, send it to hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com

Until next time… stay safe and take care.

Episode Credits

Story by: Jules McBain

Narrated by: Steven Holloway

Script prepared by: Melissa West

Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio

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