Lost Hearts by M R James. This is one of James’ more horrific stories, brilliantly adapted for the screen by the BBC in 1973 for their ghost stories at Christmas strand, available to watch on YouTube. Orphaned Stephen goes to live with his much older apparently benevolent but actually completely batshit cousin Mr Abney, who has v sinister plans for the aforesaid organ of his young charge. Two of his former victims pop up at intervals to warn Stephen of his impending fate. Terrifying and melancholy.
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