The Beckoning Fair One

Written by Oliver Onions

Narrated by Digital Voice George E

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

A crumbling house. An unfinished novel. A presence that will not let go. The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onion is a classic of supernatural fiction, weaving psychological unease with gothic terror in a tale that has unsettled readers for more than a century.

Paul Oleron, a struggling writer, moves into a dilapidated London home, hoping solitude will help him complete his work. But as the days pass, the house seems to draw him deeper into its grip. Strange sounds echo through the empty rooms, unseen eyes seem to follow his every move, and his once-bright spirit grows increasingly dark. The “fair one” that beckons to him may be muse, ghost, or madness itself—but her influence is undeniable.

Onions crafts a haunting meditation on obsession, isolation, and the thin line between inspiration and destruction. Unlike traditional ghost stories, The Beckoning Fair One is less about sudden frights than the slow, inexorable erosion of sanity, making it one of the most disturbing works in the genre.

Perfect for lovers of psychological horror and gothic suspense, this story lingers long after the final page, a chilling reminder of the dangers that lie in surrendering too fully to the unknown.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SPA Publishing
• Release date: Sep 14, 2025
• ISBN: 9798318052873

Oliver Onions

Oliver Onions (1873-1961) was an English novelist and short story writer. Born in Yorkshire, Onions studied at London’s National Arts Training Schools for three years before working as a commercial artist, designing posters and illustrating books and magazines. In 1900, encouraged by poet and literary critic Gelett Burgess, Onions published his first novel. He married Berta Ruck, a popular romance writer, in 1909, and soon had two sons. Throughout his career, he wrote dozens of stories and novels, mainly in the genres of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Widdershins (1911), a collection of ghost stories, is perhaps his best-known work, and continues to be regarded as a masterpiece of supernatural terror. Although less popular, his Whom God Hath Sundered trilogy has been recognized as an underappreciated classic of twentieth century literature.