Today we round out the last of the Christmas Creepies series for the year with a tale of an eerie haunting, from the pen of Elizabeth Gaskell.

The Old Nurse’s Story was originally published in 1852 and is a product of its time. For content warnings, show notes, and the full text of the tale, visit SamanthaScathe.com .

Let Gaskell’s tale transport you to an isolated country manor in a cold, wintry Westmoreland - if you dare.

Tread carefully in the frozen months, my darklings. You never know what you may find in the fell…

The Night Stories: Tales of Madness, Woe and Terror from the Golden Age of Horror.

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