In this collection of dark, supernatural tales the esteemed author D. K. Broster gave full reign to her vivid imagination. Sometimes-as in "e; The Window"e; or "e; The Pestering, "e; or "e; All Soul's Day"e; -these are what we might call 'explainable' ghost stories: apparitions or hauntings whose origin is to be found in some violent or unjust action in the past. Other stories, "e; Couching at the Door"e; and "e; From the Abyss, "e; have little or no explanation, even in supernatural terms. Add to these an elegant reworking of the Persephone myth, "e; The Taste of Pomegranates, "e; the downright bloodthirsty "e; Clairvoyance, "e; and the psychological studies, "e; The Promised Land"e; and "e; The Pavement"e; which so well merit the heading 'Madness and Obsession', and you have a collection to disturb and unsettle the strongest nerves. Literary historian Jack Adrian describes Couching at the Door as "e; a pure masterwork, one of the most satisfying weird collections of the century"e; .
