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by webnovelverse — A LITTLE more remains to be told. Three months later I was removed from the hospital, a broken man. The serious attack of brain fever, following my terrible experience, was all but fatal. During the whole period Jim never left my side. His remorse was pitiable. He has never ceased to execrate his cowardice in forsaking me. But I do not now hold him a coward. On the contrary, I consider his act in coming back for me, after what he had seen, one of sublime courage. I have no explanations to make,…
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The-Crawling-Death-Chapter-08

by webnovelverse — PRESENTLY the form of the woman lay quiet, and the man rose to a crouching position. His eyes glared and then changed to an expression of terror. Before him stood the figure of his father, his finger pointing accusingly to the still form of the woman. Again utter blackness for what seemed an interminable period. And yet again I saw an emanation from nothingness, that grew into a filmy form—this time the elder Ormond. He stood pondering deeply. Then a look of resolve, of ter- rible unchanging resolve,…
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by webnovelverse — Some unseen being was sorting the cards! "The euchre deck," Jim whispered. "It wants to get into the game." As if in confirmation of the words, the pack containing the face cards was taken up and skillfully shuffled. It was then passed to me to cut. I cut. Again the pack was raised and two cards drifted to me, two others falling at the empty space between Jim and me. This was repeated until I had twelve cards. The other twelve were then raised, were slipped rapidly between invisible fingers just as a…
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by webnovelverse — "Easy, old man, easy! This is only part of the performance," I said. "We are going to remain for the whole show." Do not think that I am endowed with any superlative degree of courage. I am not. If I had obeyed my natural impulse I should have fled in a panic that instant. In fact, I should never have gone into the room. But I had undertaken this thing deliberately. I knew, or believed I knew, the conditions and consequences. If this were mere trickery, a close and careful investigation would reveal it.…
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The-Crawling-Death-Chapter-05

by webnovelverse — JIM looked at me, and then with one bound, leaped toward the curtains and tore them apart. He disappeared from view, but reappeared almost instantly, brushing the front of his coat. "Nothing in there, but I felt something like a big rat crawling up my coat. Ugh!" We gazed about the room. It was furnished in the style of the past century, with heavy walnut chairs and dresser, and a massive canopied bed from which the curtains had been removed. And upon the bed lay the figure of a man in the position…
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The-Crawling-Death-Chapter-04

by webnovelverse — THE summer passed uneventfully, with no word from our tenants, ex- cept for the monthly remittance. And then, one morning late in October, as Jim and I were preparing to make a visit of inspection to several properties, I was called to the telephone, and in answer to my response a voice, which, in spite of its tremor and excitement, I recognized as Avery's, asked me to come immedi- ately to Hedgewood. It was not until we were in the car that I told Jim, who was driving, to head for Ormond's place, and…
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by webnovelverse — JIM sprang to his feet, and with a cry of rage threw the whole weight of his body against the heavy door. He was frantic with fury. I leaped upon him and by sheer strength carried him, kicking and cursing, the length of the hall where I threw him into a settee. "There, you confounded chump!" I shouted. "For two cents I'd punch your face in. What do you mean by disobey- ing orders?" We glared at each other for a moment, and then a sheepish look crept into his face. "I'm sorry, old man," he…
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The-Crawling-Death-Chapter-02

by webnovelverse — THE exhilarating rush through the clean, sparkling air soon banished the senseless feeling of uneasiness I had been harboring, and I gave myself up to the enjoyment of the ride. Life may hold better things than a perfect going automobile, a good country road and a bright June day, but I don't know where they are or what. Hedgewood was situated about ten miles from town, but we reached our destination all too soon. As we approached the property we slowed down in order to get a better view. The land had a…
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The-Crawling-Death-Chapter-01

by webnovelverse — THE JUNE breeze blowing softly through the open window dis- turbed the papers on my desk, and also my peace of mind. My office was hot and stuffy, and the cooling zephyr whispered of better things out of doors. With a sigh, I pushed back my chair and ruefully contemplated the un- answered correspondence on my desk. Across the way my gaze encountered the terra cotta facade and glaring plate glass of a hideous office building. Be- yond it, although invisible to the physical eye, were lush meadows and…
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The Crawling Death

by webnovelverse — When realtor Richard Hayden rents out Hedgewood, he dismisses warnings about a locked room with a red-paneled door. But when a guest is found dead inside, Hayden must confront the terrifying truth: a disembodied, crawling hand lurks within—and the infamous Ormond family curse is all too real.

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