Benighted - Paperback

by J. B. Priestley (Author)

Benighted unfolds on a night of unrelenting rain and darkness as three weary travelers seek refuge in an isolated manor. Inside, they encounter the strange Femm family-an aging brother and sister, a hulking mute servant, and the unseen patriarch confined upstairs. As the storm worsens, so does the atmosphere in the house, where fear, repression, and long-held secrets threaten to unravel the sanity of everyone within.

This early 20th-century novel combines elements of psychological suspense, decaying aristocracy, and subtle horror to create a deeply unsettling gothic tale. With rising tension and claustrophobic dread, it explores the frayed edges of civilization in the face of primal fear.