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The Ash-Tree [short story]

by M. R. James

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Sir Matthew Fell witnesses an enigmatic woman perform curious night rituals to a strange Ash Tree, as tragedies befall the local people. What dark powers does the tree invoke?
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It is almost certainly a me problem, but I did not care for this story at all. I normally enjoy lugubrious horror and gothic stories with beautiful prose, but I just didn't engage with this at all or feel anything. I'll have to check out some more James to see if he's just not my cup of tea.

I just don't have anything to say beyond the prose was pretty and David Suchet's narration was good.

Oh well. ( )
  RatGrrrl | Dec 20, 2023 |
I caught a BBC version of this with Christopher Lee doing it, I suppose 'nuff said. I loved it.
Even aside from the obvious it was a great little tale, it conjured up images that got into my dreams. ( )
  LGandT | Mar 16, 2018 |
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