The Other Side

A tight and entertaining collection of four stories centered around haunted, 800-year-old Clavering Grange, itself built on an even older and equally malevolent site. It reminds me of those Amicus studio horror movies from the 1970s where three or four stories were told within a broad framework (the waiting room for hell in Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, and a new shrink’s test of his abilities in Asylum.) Well worth a read for horror fans, especially those that want shivers over splatter.

This is a collection of four stories placed between 1850 to 2000, all taking place in the English manor of Clavering Grange, then later, after the house has been destroyed, its grounds. The stories are linked together by place, but also, each has a young woman used as a conduit to something evil.
To say that Chetwynd-Hayes writes about ghosts and vampires, or an evil presence, doesn't do him justice. These stories are full of the unexpected. It's a shame the cover art is so cheesy.