need help IDing a short story!

[Rachel]

Hi horror friends! At some point this year, I listened to the audio of a scary story. I went through my bookshelves on here and I can't find it in an anthology I read. I THINK I listened to the audio on youtube... Not sure.

Anyway, I don't remember much about the story, other than it scared me. The basic plot points I can remember include a man staying in a tower (or an attic?) in a creepy room that has a painting above his bed. It might have been his childhood home?

Ring any bells? I do not think it's a contemporary piece...

[Terry]

There is a short story similar, but not exactly like that, in Skeleton Crew by King. It was called The Reaper's Image.

[Rachel]

BTW this is what happens at the end: (view spoiler)[Something like... the person from the painting comes to him? I want to say the painting was of a woman...? I can't remember it exactly, I know the painting is significant. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

Terry wrote: "There is a short story similar, but not exactly like that, in Skeleton Crew by King. It was called The Reaper's Image."

Thanks, Terry! I don't think that's it. :(

Funny enough I googled what I could remember from the plot and I did get a stephen king story, not the one you suggested though, but I don't think that was it...

[Greg]

The Road Virus Heads North?

[Terry]

Rachel wrote: "Terry wrote: "There is a short story similar, but not exactly like that, in Skeleton Crew by King. It was called The Reaper's Image."

Thanks, Terry! I don't think that's it. :(

Funn..."

I figured it was a long shot. It is funny also that your description kinda fits an episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery TV show that I can remember. Don't know which episode, but I remember images in a painting being the main plot line. I'm sure that's not it either, though.

[Rachel]

Greg wrote: "Road Virus Heads North?"

That's what I got when I googled the plot.. but I don't think that was it lol. Although damn, it sounds similar after reading the wiki entry. But something feels missing in the synopsis... IDK. Maybe I'm just going crazy lol.

[Rachel]

Something else. An animal makes an appearance in the story. An owl?

lmao im sorry to anyone reading this, i'm not trying to be difficult but this is driving me nuts.

[Rachel]

I FIGURED IT OUT

the title is so obvious you'll laugh!

...

The Room in the Tower, by E.F. Benson.

[Terry]

Rachel wrote: "I FIGURED IT OUT

the title is so obvious you'll laugh!

...

The Room in the Tower, by E.F. Benson."

Nice! Glad you figured it out because I was going to be no help getting to that, lol.

[Latasha]

Rachel wrote: "I FIGURED IT OUT

the title is so obvious you'll laugh!

...

The Room in the Tower, by E.F. Benson."

I knew it was a older story and I knew the exact story you were talking about but I couldn't think of the name of it. glad you remembered.

[Kimberly]

I was thinking "The Tapestried Chamber".... ;)