The Haunting of Low Fennel

Nestled in a violet‑haired valley, the rambling Low Fennel estate greets visitors with its four sentinel firs and a freshly added wing that still smells of roses and heather. Major Dale, a proud yet skeptical owner, welcomes the narrator for tea in a cosy, cluttered study lined with hunting prints and well‑worn novels. The house, half ancient and half modern, feels both welcoming and oddly out‑of‑place, hinting at secrets long buried beneath its stone walls.

Behind the genteel façade, unsettling stories circulate about a former occupant named Seager, whose mysterious death left the house empty for years. More recently, the head gardener’s wife swore she saw a twisted, ghostly figure at her bedroom window, prompting the gardener’s abrupt departure. As the Major recounts these rumors with nervous fervour, the listener is drawn into a puzzle of lingering dread and unanswered questions that hover over the quiet countryside.