Late one night John Conrad hammers on Kirowan’s door: old John Grimlan, a recluse whispered to have dabbled in forbidden things, is dead, and has left strict instructions for his funeral. The two men keep watch over the corpse in the old house and learn what Grimlan bargained for and with whom.
A short, dark weird tale from the creator of Conan, first printed in Weird Tales in 1937. Download the free EPUB.