Harland Walshaw writes: Peter Wilson took The Woman in Black from the cafe of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, to the West End, where it ran for more than 30 years
November 2022
The Woman in Black to close after 33 years on West End stage
‘A world of rising prices’ ushers in the final curtain for the second longest running non-musical play in London
October 2020
Runners and writers: who got what in the birthday honours list
Names from across the arts, sport, politics and science are among those recognised
August 2020
The Woman In Black: why did Britain's scariest horror film disappear?
Herbert Wise’s 1989 TV gem wowed critics, inspired Oscar-winners and ruined Christmas for a generation. Then it was never seen again … until now
December 2019
Snails, whales and spooky tales: the best books on TV this Christmas
From Julia Donaldson to MR James and Dickens, John Mullan picks the best adaptations to watch this festive season
August 2019
Top 10s
Top 10 ghost stories
From Toni Morrison’s desolate tale of slavery’s legacy to Alice Sebold’s vision of heaven, Louise Doughty selects the best books that defy disbelief
December 2018
Top 10s
Top 10 fictional booksellers
From Italo Calvino to Iain Sinclair and Alison Bechdel, literary retailers have been at the centre of some wild, dark dramas
November 2018
Made in ...
Susan Hill on Scarborough: ‘My first haunted place was a bombed girls’ school’
The author of The Woman In Black explains how growing up in the Yorkshire coastal town brought our her macabre side
October 2018
Book clinic
Book clinic: what are the best English gothic tales from the north?
The north is a good fit for gothic, inspiring the dark brilliance of Ted Hughes, Susan Hill and Fiona Mozley
April 2018
Emma Smith obituary
Author who enjoyed a resurgence when her bestselling 1950 novel The Far Cry was republished more than 50 years later
September 2017
Books blog
Revenge of Gatsby, Mrs De Winter... the never-ending love for literary sequels
Little Women, Les Misérables and now Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde have all spawned followups by different authors. But are they ever any good?
May 2017
From the Heart by Susan Hill review – the dark side of love in the 1950s
Susan Hill captures the agonies of what is left unsaid in relationships
March 2017
Digested read
From the Heart by Susan Hill – digested read
From the Heart by Susan Hill review – closeted coming-out tale
Our book giveaway wasn’t ‘anti-Trump’. It was pro-literature
Saturday interview
Susan Hill: ‘I am not pro-Trump! Really? Do people think that of me?’
February 2017
Authors angry after Susan Hill accuses bookshop of anti-Trump censorship
My writing day
Susan Hill: ‘Can I be a serious writer, keeping such casual hours?’
November 2016
Authors join Julian Barnes in condemning US authors' admission to Booker prize
Writers including AS Byatt and Philip Hensher say Commonwealth and British writers face greater struggle to find readers, now ‘dice are loaded’
October 2016
The Travelling Bag by Susan Hill and Thin Air by Michelle Paver review – uncanny ghost stories
A new collection by the author of The Woman in Black locates the horrific in the everyday. Plus, an elemental tale that takes terror to new heights
