A chilling tale of a legendary Irish horror author is coming to Worcester.

NeuNoir Theatre is set to present its stage adaptation of The Judge's House by Bram Stoker, a story of escalating terror by the creator of Dracula, at Greyfriars House on Friday, November 1.

The production will be read by actor Richard Usher, known for his work on Sweet Cherry Publishing’s Sherlock Holmes audiobooks, BBC Radio, and The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot.

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The show will tell the story of a maths student, Malcolmson, who seeks solitude in the remote market town of Benchurch, only to be haunted by an infestation of increasingly bold rats.

The tale begins with the student moving into a deserted fortified Jacobean manor, once owned by a feared and merciless ‘hanging judge’.

Despite its ominous history, the house initially seems like the perfect place for Malcolmson to focus on his studies.

However, his peace is soon shattered by the rats, whose nightly invasions grow more repulsive and daring with time.

The story, originally published in the Christmas 1891 edition of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, serves as a warning about the dangers of dismissing superstition.

It is now regarded as one of Stoker’s greatest works.

Stoker, born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1847, was a former civil servant who became a theatre manager and writer.

His first short story, The Crystal Cup, was published in 1872, and his debut novel, The Snake's Pass, followed in 1890.

However, it was Dracula, published in 1897, that established Stoker as a master of horror writing, and reshaped the genre.

The Judge’s House is the fourth production from NeuNoir Theatre, following previous adaptations of stories by WH Hodgson, EF Benson, and MR James.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit neunoir.wordpress.com.