The Screaming Skull
by Francis Marion Crawfordliterary work· published 1908
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"The Screaming Skull" is a ghost story by American writer Francis Marion Crawford, first published in Collier's in 1908. The story takes the form of a monologue in which the narrator, retired sailor Captain Charles Braddock, tells his friend and former shipmate the history of a skull in his possession, beginning "I have often heard it scream." Braddock lived in the English village of Tredcombe with Dr. Luke Pratt and his wife, who had a troubled marriage. On one occasion, Braddock told Dr. Pratt the story of a woman who murdered three husbands by pouring melted lead into their ear while they slept. Several days afterward, Mrs. Pratt died in her sleep; Braddock later found a ladle with traces of melted lead in a cupboard of the Pratt's cottage, which he threw into the sea. Dr.
Adaptations (1)
The Screaming Skull was adapted into a 1958 film.
The Screaming Skull1958 · film · 68 min · dir. Alex Nicol · IMDb ↗IMDb3.9Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric's first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins to see strange things including a mysterious skull, which may or may not be a product of her imagination.
