History Literature / TheWomanInBlack

* OminousFog

* GhostStory: Obviously, but the novel's FramingDevice has Arthur's family sharing ghost stories on Christmas Eve. When they press him to tell one, he refuses and leaves them in agitation, then resolves to write his story down in the hopes of "exorcising" it from his memory.

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The story centers on a young London solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to the small market town of Crythin Gifford on the northeastern coast of England to settle the estate of the recently-departed Mrs Alice Drablow. The deceased was an elderly and reclusive widow who lived alone in Eel Marsh House, situated on a desolate island that is inaccessible for most of the day as the rising tide floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland.

-->"They have asked for my story. I have told it. Enough."

The story centers on a young London solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to the small market town of Crythin Gifford on the northeastern coast of England to settle the estate of the recently-departed Alice Drablow. The deceased was an elderly and reclusive widow who lived alone in Eel Marsh House, situated on a desolate island that is inaccessible for most of the day as the rising tide floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland.

The story centers on a young London solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to settle the estate of the recently-departed Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is situated on a desolate island that is inaccessible for most of the day as the rising tide floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland. Oh, and the place is haunted by the ghost of Jennet Humfrye, Mrs Drablow's sister and the mother of her adopted son (who perished in an accident along with the child while still very young). Whenever her apparition is seen, a child dies.

The stage play adaptation has now been going on for 20 years at the Fortune Theatre, making it the longest-running thriller in London's West End (at, co-incidentally, the West End's smallest theatre), as well as the second longest-running play in all of the West End, after ''Theatre/TheMousetrap''. This play is a favourite of school drama trips, making sure the audience usually has a group of easily startled kids who will scream in all the right places...

The story centers on a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to attend to the estate of the recently-departed Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is situated on a desolate island that is inaccessible for most of the day as the rising tide floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland. Oh, and the place is haunted by the ghost of Jennet Humfrye, Mrs Drablow's sister and the mother of her adopted son (who perished in an accident along with the child while still very young). Whenever her apparition is seen, a child dies.

The story centers on a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to attend to the estate of the recently-departed Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is isolated on a lonely isle that is inaccessible for most of the day as the rising tide floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland. Oh, and the place is haunted by the ghost of Jennet Humfrye, Mrs Drablow's sister and the mother of her adopted son (who perished in an accident along with the child while still very young). Whenever her apparition is seen, a child dies.

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->''"They have asked for my story. I have told it. Enough."''

* GhostStory: Obviously, but the novel's FramingDevice has Arthur's family sharing ghost stories on Christmas Eve. When they press him to tell one, he refuses and leaves them in agitation, then decides to write his story down in order to "exorcise" it from his memory.

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The story centers on a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to attend to the estate of the recently-departed Mrs Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is isolated on an isle that is inaccessible for most of the day as the rising tide floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland. Oh, and it is haunted by the ghost of Jennet Humfrye, Mrs Drablow's sister and the mother of her adopted son (who perished in an accident along with the child while still very young). Whenever her apparition is seen, a child dies.

The story centers on a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to attend to the estate of the recently-departed Mrs Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is isolated on an isle that is inaccessible for most of the day as the tide rises and floods the causeway connecting it to the mainland. Oh, and it's also haunted by the ghost of Jennet Humfrye, Mrs Drablow's sister and the mother of her adopted son (who perished in an accident along with the child while still very young). Whenever her apparition is seen, a child dies.

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The story centers on a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to attend to the estate of the recently-departed Mrs Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is isolated on an isle that is inaccessible for most of the day when the causeway floods. Oh, and it is haunted by the ghost of Jennet Humfrye, Mrs Drablow's sister and the mother of her adopted son (who perished in an accident along with the child while still very young). Whenever her apparition is seen, a child dies.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: Mrs Drablow's death leads to Kipps being sent to Crythin Gifford in the first place.

* ISeeDeadPeople: In the novel, the ghost is visible only to Arthur. Curiously, the pony at the end of the book seems to see the woman and Spider definitely hears her.

* NostalgicNarrator: Well, perhaps "nostalgic" isn't the best word, but the novel's story-within-a-story is told by an older Arthur Kipps looking back on events from years earlier.

* NostalgicNarrator: Well, perhaps "nostalgic" isn't the best word, but the novel's story-within-a-story is told by an older Arthur Kipps looking back on events from some two or three decades earlier.

The 2012 film stars Creator/DanielRadcliffe. Coincidentally, the 1989 telefilm starred Radcliffe's Harry Potter onscreen father Adrian Rawlins.

The 2012 film stars Creator/DanielRadcliffe. Coincidentally, the 1989 version starred Radcliffe's Harry Potter onscreen father Adrian Rawlins.

There have been several adaptations, including a (still-running) 1989 stage adaptation, a 1989 Creator/{{ITV}} television version, two different RadioDrama adaptations by Creator/TheBBC, and a [[Film/TheWomanInBlack 2012 feature film]] from [[Film/HammerHorror Hammer Films]].

The story centers on a young solicitor, Arthur Kipps, who is sent by his employer to a small market town on the northeastern coast of England to attend to the estate of the recently-departed Mrs Alice Drablow, an elderly widow who lived alone in solitary Eel Marsh House, which is isolated on an isle that is inaccessible for most of the day when the causeway floods. Oh, and it is haunted by her sister and mother of her adopted son (who died in an accident while still very young) Jennet. Whenever she is seen, a child dies.

''The Woman in Black'' is a 1983 British horror novel by Susan Hill.

* Film/HammerHorror: Bears all of the moodiness and foreboding of a Hammer Film. Appropriately, they produced the [[Film/TheWomanInBlack 2012 film]], which takes the atmosphere [[UpToEleven up to eleven.]]

''The Woman in Black'' is a 1983 novel written by Susan Hill, with a 1989 Creator/{{ITV}} television adaptation and a (still-running) 1989 stage adaptation.

In 2012, [[Film/HammerHorror Hammer Films]] released a feature [[Film/TheWomanInBlack film]] version starring Creator/DanielRadcliffe. Coincidentally, the 1989 version starred Radcliffe's Harry Potter onscreen father Adrian Rawlins.

* GhostStory: Obviously, but the novel opens with Arthur's family sharing ghost stories on Christmas Eve. When they press him to tell one, he refuses and leaves them in agitation, then decides to write his story down in order to "exorcise" it from his memory.

* Film/HammerHorror: Bears all of the moodiness and foreboding of a Hammer Film. Appropriately, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lReemWmO5o they are producing the Remake, which takes the atmosphere]] [[UpToEleven up to eleven.]]

* GhostStory: Obviously, but the novel opens with Arthur's family telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve.

''The Woman in Black'' is a 1983 novel written by Susan Hill, with a 1989 MadeForTVMovie adaptation and a (still-running) 1989 stage adaptation.