The Follower by Allison V. Harding

About this episode

The episode features a short story by Allison V. Harding about a doctor and a terrified patient pursued by an unseen presence.

"The Follower" is a short story by the American writer, Allison V. Harding, first published in the September 1948 edition of Weird Tales. In the story, a young doctor grows increasingly uneasy when a terrified patient insists he is being pursued by an unseen presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• horror
• fiction
• psychological thriller
• short story
• unseen presence

Keywords

• horror
• Allison V. Harding
• The Follower
• Weird Tales
• short story

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Follower, Weird Tales

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