The Room in the Tower

The Room in the Tower is a 1912 horror short story by E.F. Benson. It can be read online. The room in the tower appears first in a nightmare but then in waking life. PenguinReaders.com says that Benson

was a prolific writer –as were his brothers Arthur and Robert– writing over 100 books, including novels, biographies and books on different subjects such as sport, politics, war and archaeology. He published his first novel Dodo in 1893, but today he is best known for his tales of the supernatural and for the six "Mapp and Lucia" books...