The Clock

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Title: The Clock

Series Name: Timeless Terrors

Series Entry: 153

Author: W. F. Harvey

Narrator: Jonathan Dunne

Original Publication: 1928

Public Domain: Yes

Description:

The Clock is one of W. F. Harvey’s finest examples of quiet psychological horror — a subtle and deeply unsettling tale in which an ordinary household object becomes the focus of a mystery that defies reason.

The story centers on a man who notices something peculiar about a clock in his home. At first, the irregularity seems insignificant, the sort of detail that might easily be dismissed as forgetfulness or coincidence. Yet as the strange occurrence repeats itself, curiosity gradually turns to unease, and a simple question begins to demand an explanation.

Harvey masterfully builds tension through restraint, allowing the mystery to unfold through observation rather than spectacle. The familiar surroundings of everyday life become increasingly disquieting as the narrator struggles to understand what he has witnessed and whether a rational explanation is possible. The horror emerges not from overt terror but from the creeping realization that something is profoundly wrong beneath the surface of the ordinary.

Rather than relying on shocks or dramatic supernatural manifestations, The Clock draws its power from uncertainty, suggestion, and the fear of hidden truths. The result is an elegant and haunting story that lingers in the mind long after its final revelation, demonstrating Harvey’s remarkable ability to transform the commonplace into something deeply unsettling.

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Release date

Audiobook: 8 June 2026