SOLVED. Horror Anthology Hidden Room in Castle

[Linda]

Paperback read between 1965-1970. In the particular story I am looking for, people in a castle hang towels etc. in all the windows to find a missing room.

Other stories in the book MIGHT have been The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Cocoon by John B. L. Goodwin and The Ghost of Ticonderoga by Walter Gibson/Rod Serling.

I thought I’d read all these in the same book plus the “Hidden Room” story but I can’t find that one particularly story title to confirm.

[Linda]

Yes I am!

[Kris]

Linda, what is horrific about the "hidden room in castle" short story?

Are there fantasy elements or fantastical creatures in your story?

About how many short stories in this horror anthology/collection?

Is it an attic room (e.g., a long shot - 50 Great Horror Stories (1971) by John Canning: "The Attic Room" by Ian Fellowes-Gordon)?

[Linda]

The hidden room was in a Castle and I think there was something to do with the ghosts of medieval knights and their captain trapped in it and they came marching out when the room was found.

[Kris]

A few guesses:

- Some Things Strange and Sinister (1973) by Joan Kahn?
- Stories Of The Supernatural (1967) by Betty M. Owen?

https://www.worldcat.org/advancedsearch > Keyword: blackwood goodwin | Subject: horror short stories | 1950-1975 ? | Fiction | Book | English

[Genesistrine]

That's supposed to be how some people found the hidden room in Glamis Castle with the Monster of Glamis in, but that's folklore, so it shows up in a lot of different forms and/or True Ghost Stories-type collections.

[Linda]

It’s The Curse of Seven Towers from “ Chilling Stories from Rod Serlings The Twilight Zone.

[Linda]

SOLVED - The Curse of Seven Towers from “Chilling Stories from Rod Serlings The Twilight Zone.

[Kris]

Wonderful! Glad you found your book, Linda. Thanks for the update.

Chilling Stories from Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone : Thrilling tales from the supernatural especially written for young people