The Watcher, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The Watcher, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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The Watcher

Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrator: Michael Lyons

Unabridged: 1 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2025

Synopsis

Haunted by footsteps that never show their source and letters signed by a phantom stranger, Captain Barton’s quiet return to Dublin society descends into psychological torment. The Watcher is a chilling Gothic tale of spiritual vengeance, unrepentant guilt, and the inescapable shadow of the past.Written by supernatural master Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, this eerie tale weaves the story of a skeptic brought to the edge of madness by a figure who follows him through fog-drenched streets and nightmares alike. Narrated with creeping tension by Michael Lyons, The Watcher is a tale of dread and justice—unseen but always present.

About Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was an Irish writer best known for his horror fiction. A meticulous craftsman Le Fanu was a master of tone and effect, rather than “shock horror”, and frequently reworked plots and ideas from his earlier short stories for his novels, which also included Gothic fiction and mysteries. A leading writer of the Victorian era, his most popular works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The House by the Churchyard.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on June 17, 2019

Uncle Silas isn’t a great novel, but it does exactly what it sets out to do. It is an effective “novel of sensation” in the tradition of The Woman in White, presenting us with a likable heroine in increasingly perilous situations, leading to a hair-raising—and extremely well-executed—climax. There a......more

Goodreads review by Paul on December 07, 2023

My name is Maud and I’m only 17 and I’m a total feeb, seriously. I’m literally scared of my own shadow! But really, who wouldn’t be? Those things follow you around. And they’re so quiet. What are they up to? I live in a vast stately home because my father has more money than the Bank of Freaking Eng......more

Goodreads review by Bilbo on July 18, 2016

7/5 stars~~~~~~~ This book......... This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES RIGHT HERE!!! There was so much depth and darkness to this book, but it also had so much joy and it was funny! I found my self laughing outloud tons of times! Then again, this book is TERRIFYING. I was so freaked out while I was r......more

Goodreads review by Sasha on May 17, 2018

Are Gothic novels respectable? Let's talk about it. Would this be a good time to sit backwards on my chair? Fuck yes it would, Let's Get Real. I recently read Anthony Trollope's landmark Serious Novel The Way We Live Now, from around the same time to (1875 to Silas's 1864), so let's use that one to......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on April 10, 2017

I decided to reread this book a few weeks ago when someone online was asking about a Victorian mystery and this one popped into my head. Well, there's that, plus the fact that many months ago, I'd bought a dvd of the old BBC adaptation of Uncle Silas called "The Dark Angel" and really wanted to wat......more

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