Randalls Round
The legendary collection of supernatural stories, long revered for their pioneering influence on the genres of weird fiction and folk horror.
First published in 1929, Eleanor Scott’s Randalls Round developed a cult following of horror and ghost story aficionados. These nine stories, all inspired by dreams, tell of the uncanny and the supernatural, occult rituals and otherworldly creatures, malign forces and human madness. Drawing comparison to masters of the genre such as M. R. James and E. F. Benson, these tales have lost none of their chilling power.
Eleanor Scott
Eleanor Scott (1892–1965) is the pseudonym of Helen Madeline Heys, born to John Kirkwood Leys, a barrister and novelist, and her mother, Ellen. Her early education was provided by her mother, who prepared both of her daughters to study at Oxford. After the Great War, Scott became a teacher, and later the principal of an Oxford teacher training college. Her first short story to appear in print was “The Room,” which was published in the Cornhill Magazine in October 1923, credited to H. M. Leys. In 1928, her first work bearing her pen name was published: the controversial novel War Among Ladies.
