The Man in the Picture

A chilling ghost tale from the acclaimed author of *The Woman in Black* unfolds through a mysterious painting in the college chambers of Oliver's former professor at Cambridge. This artwork, depicting masked figures at the Venice carnival, conceals a haunting secret that the elderly professor unveils on a frigid winter evening. Unlike conventional art, this Venetian masterpiece possesses the sinister ability to ensnare life itself. Gazing into the painting invites a perilous interaction with the hidden specters it shelters, ensnaring the beholder in its eerie allure...