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I really enjoyed The Green Man, by Kingsley Amis. It starts out as some sort of English comedy — a guy who owns a pub has a drinking problem, has health problems, has a marriage problem, has a mistress problem, and has children problems, then suddenly starts seeing ghosts.

Of course no one believes him, since he’s probably drunk, under stress, or on medication, and it seems the more he tries to get people to believe him, the worse his predicament gets. But as he comes closer to discovering the origins of the name of his pub, The Green Man, the horror starts to take charge over comedy.

The ending is delightful, English, and quite satisfying