THE BLACK REAPER (1899) – By Bernard Capes. Balladeer’s Blog’s month-long celebration of Halloween continues with this neglected horror tale. The story takes place in 1665 in a secluded British farming town called Anathoth. The Black Reaper of the title is an interesting humanoid monster. Religious superstition and human evil mingle in this tale, just like […]

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