First published in the Christmas 1884 edition of the Pall Mall Gazette.EVERY night in the year, four of us sat in the small parlourof the George at Debenham - the undertaker, and the landlord,and Fettes, and myself. A fictionalised account of a very real trade in Auld Reekie
Mainly the stories concern odd goings-on stemming from curses on some very bad folks. There is one about a man being pressed alive by huge stones during the infamous witch trials in the Salem, MA area and the aftermath that has haunted the town since, several accounts of chilling native american rev...