hell-haunt

Updated: May 18, 2025

But a few hours had gone by since that dream, and within them he had fought fiercely for his life; and now, in this hell-haunt, the sweet entrancement of it came back to charm away, as with a hallowed spell, the black horrors that hung over his soul as though on vulture wing. Presently Mgara entered, followed by people bearing food cooked goat-flesh and millet and plantains.

Bertram Mitford - The Sign of the Spider