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\"Rats\" is a short story by M. R. James. The tale, which first appeared in At Random Magazine in March 1929, tells of the mystery surrounding a locked room in an isolated inn on the Suffolk Coast.

The HorrorBabble Podcast

Episodes

"Rats" by M. R. James