Īrthur Calder-Marshall’s unusual haunted house story The Scarlet Boy (1961) is a rediscovered supernatural classic whose slow-building dread mounts inexorably until the chilling finale. But Charles Scarlet’s death might not have been so accidental after all, and an evil presence that lingers in the house may now have set its sights on Kit’s young daughter Rosa. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Scarlet Boy by Calder-Marshall, Arthur, Like New Used, Free shipping in t. Scoffing at rumors that the house is haunted, Kit and his family buy the place and move in. Now Anglesey House stands empty, and George thinks it might be just the property his old friend Kit Everness is looking for. George Grantley has fond memories of his boyhood days spent at Anglesey House with his childhood playmate Charles Scarlet, happy times that came to an end with the Scarlet boy’s tragic death in an accident. Fans of vintage horror/supernatural fiction should enjoy it. The original '60s paperback edition called it "A disturbing, adult novel of an innocent's encounter with unearthly evil" one critic likened it to The Turn of the Screw written in the style of Graham Greene, with a dash of Dashiell Hammett. Arthur Calder-Marshall's haunted house classic The Scarlet Boy (1961) is up for preorder on our site in paperback or hardcover, both discounted.
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