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The Terror of Blue John Gap

Story Stats

Rating: 3
Grade Level: 5, 6, 7, 8
Page count: 23

Author

Arthur Conan
Doyle

Appeared in

Baleful Beasts: Great Supernatural Stories of the Animal Kingdom

Story Summary

While vacationing at a country farm, Dr. Hardcastle listens to local folklore about the "Terror of Blue John Gap." Believing there must be a very logical explanation he decides to investigate but finds horrors that lie beyond his reasoning.