Johnny Mains

Rosalie Synton

Edward Synton

John Travers has been hanged for the murder of his mother-in-law Helga, but to those who knew him something is amiss. Driven by justice and a sense of uncanny forces at work, John’s friend Doctor Toogood recounts a haunting tale of love and jealousy under the fell influence of a shadowy and implacable evil. First published in 1927, this novel by husband-and-wife writing duo Rosalie and Edward Synton (real surname Corse-Scott) has been lost for nearly a century and returns now from the Library collections to deliver its occult thrills anew.

British Library Tales of the Weird #68

Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult

An excellent pull from the archives and what this series truly is about!

The story is nearly 100 years old now and still reads very contemporary. It is riveting but also much more layered than you would expect at first glance (and so are its characters). It's rare for me to say this but I would love to see it adapted to a visual medium to help truly bring it out of obscurity.

An excellent pull from the archives and what this series truly is about!

The story is nearly 100 years old now and still reads very contemporary. It is riveting but also much more layered than you would expect at first glance (and so are its characters). It's rare for me to say this but I would love to see it adapted to a visual medium to help truly bring it out of obscurity.

Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult British Library Tales of the Weird #68

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