Haunted Tales of Darkness - The Bell in the Fog by Gertrude Atherton and read by Christopher Halton

The Bell in the Fog was first published in 1905 as the title novella in The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories, issued by Harper & Brothers (New York) and John Lane (London). In an ancient English estate shrouded by mist, an American novelist discovers two haunting portraits of children who died centuries ago. Captivated by the serene beauty of the girl, he builds an ideal world around her image—until he meets Blanche, a modern child who resembles the portrait but shatters every illusion he has cherished. As the fog thickens around the house, he must confront the unsettling gap between the beauty he longs for and the truth that stands before him.