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FOR SALE: Penmire Village, Cornwall
Tired of beautiful trees and sunshine? Then Penmire is the spot for you. Located on the Cornish coast, Penmire has plenty of bleak moorland to enjoy. The constant gales off the Atlantic will insure that only occasional gorse and heather can grow in this treeless landscape. Make sure to check out the ancient stones where rumored human sacrifices took place in days gone by…
Testimonial:
(“The Horror Under Penmire” by Adrian Cole in Mary Danby’s Frighteners, 1974) has engineer Roy Baxter looking for the legendary village. Whenever he mentions the place, the locals turn away. Roy calls in his friend, Phil Dayton, writer of books on such topics, but Phil can’t find Roy when he arrives. Both men end up prisoners of the locals who sacrifice Roy on a stone altar. Phil escapes (or so he thinks) but watches Deep Ones rise out of the swamp. But they don’t touch him. He is meant for the one who they are all praising in song…Dagon!
FOR RENT: Abbott’s Grange
This manor house, located in Ritton, comes fully furnished. Once a monastery belonging to Cistercian monks, it now belongs to the Salton family. Enjoy the old furnishings as well as the extensive portrait gallery. Especially the one of the first Lord Salton! There is plenty of room for parties and galas here. Once you have signed a lease you will have full access to all the Medieval splendor including the old chapel. Just remember to never leave the door unlocked between nightfall and dawn!
Testimonial:
(“The Horror of Abbott’s Grange” by Frederick Cowles, The Horror of Abbott’s Grange and Other Stories, 1936) begins with a couple renting the Grange. They invite their friends down for a party but make the mistake of telling them about the key for the chapel. The actor Morton opens the chapel at night and releases the vampire. This brings in the exorcist, Father Philip, who helps hold the monster at bay. Too bad Dale, the explorer, got bit and died. The present Lord Salton to the rescue. The vampire must return to its coffin every three nights. On the fourth day, they do a Dracula on him then burn the painting.
FOR SALE: Fenwick Cottage, Low Fells
This property is lovely with low, white-walled and white-ceiling rooms set in the kindly Lakeland sun. The English lakes with apricot-tinted skies are rich and perfumed with its purple patches and thick splotches of amber and grey. Through the side windows you can get a delightful glimpse of the Low Fells above Ullswater. If beautiful country isn’t your thing there is always walks in the hills that are dotted with dark tarns. This property has its own tarn just up from the house, a dark and bottomless patch of water where time has hidden many things.
Testimonial:
(“The Tarn” by Hugh Walpole, The Black Cap: New Stories of Murder & Mystery, 1928) stars two men, Fenwick, the broken and unsuccessful and his hated enemy, the gregarious and boisterous, Foster. When the bestselling writer visits the less well-known, Fenwick decides to lead his “friend” to the tarn and shove him in. The water is so deep no one will ever find the body. Too bad ghosts aren’t so easily dodged. If Fenwick won’t go to the tarn, the tarn will come to the miserable murderer. His house fills with tarn water and a cold hand is waiting to grab his ankle…
FOR RENT: Polearn, West Cornwall
The guide books may not have much to say about Polearn but it does have an old church in the style of the one at St. Creed’s and rain-washed lanes. But if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of tourists in Penzance, quiet Polearn is just the ticket. This sleepy village is the home of the fisherman not rowdy crowds. Come, relax, enjoy the panels in the old church, hear of the old legends from the victor. There is something waiting for you in Polearn.
Testimonial:
(“Negotium Perambulans” by E. F. Benson, Hutchinson’s Magazine, November 1922)
The narrator remembers Polearn from his visits as a child. On his latest trip, he meets John Evans. a bit of a rake and not one to respect the local legends of the guardian. Evans attempts to lay the monster. This results in the giant worm coming and eating his head. Negotium perambulans in tenebris…
FOR SALE OR RENT
Just as advertised in Country Life! This lovely medium-sized Queen Anne house is perfect for the person who wants to get away from the city. Perfect for the family seeking peace and quiet or a lovely summer holiday. Make sure to check out the river that flows at the bottom of the house.
Testimonial:
(“The Red Lodge” by H. Russell Wakefield, They Return at Midnight, 1928) a painter, his wife and son, move into the lodge that is haunted by the ghosts of a terrible murder or two. Those that don’t die inside usually run to the river nearby to drown themselves. This is the original Amityville Horror before it was transported across the Pond.
Conclusion
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Although the house was no longer extant at the time of the writing of the story, being described as a ruin, the House on the Borderland [William Hope Hodgson] would otherwise have fit quite well within the criteria of your real estate operation.
An inspiration to H P Lovecraft and also to Terry Pratchett, it’s certainly a significant fictional dwelling.
The first half of that book is a favorite monster piece.