Return of the Wolf Man
“The old stones themselves seemed to be moaning as the drone of the jackhammer was transferred from one to the next. Cavernous rooms, untenanted for decades, amplified the sound and sent it rolling like a roar toward the darkening sky.
Beneath the sealed basement door, the waters of the long-hidden lake did a choppy dance. The rotting wood of the staircase came apart in tiny splinters and rats and flies that had found their way in hurriedly found their way out again. The pleasant company of ...death was one thing. The company of humans was quite another.
A short flight below the barricaded door, to the right of the landing, a group of stones did more than jiggle. They moved as one—an upright, oblong slab turning around iron hinges set in the ceiling and in the floor.
The thick doorway opened slightly, barely more than an inch. Fetid air leaked from the room beyond, joining the rank atmosphere without.
Behind the door, a small room also shuddered under the relentless pounding.MoreLess
Beneath the sealed basement door, the waters of the long-hidden lake did a choppy dance. The rotting wood of the staircase came apart in tiny splinters and rats and flies that had found their way in hurriedly found their way out again. The pleasant company of ...death was one thing. The company of humans was quite another.
A short flight below the barricaded door, to the right of the landing, a group of stones did more than jiggle. They moved as one—an upright, oblong slab turning around iron hinges set in the ceiling and in the floor.
The thick doorway opened slightly, barely more than an inch. Fetid air leaked from the room beyond, joining the rank atmosphere without.
Behind the door, a small room also shuddered under the relentless pounding.MoreLess
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