The Entail

The Entail\' (1885) is a \'weird tale\' written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella \'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King\' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky\'s opera \'The Nutcracker\'.This classic short horror story tells of a castle haunted by the ghost of a murderer. It is perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.