The narrator, a sculptor, recounts meeting a mysterious man in a railway station. The moment the man opened his “immense, sunken and widely luminous eyes”, the narrator knew that the stranger would become his friend-–”the only friend of one who had never possessed a friend before”. In the eyes of the stranger he saw the knowledge of the mysteries he always sought to learn.

Here we are again with other okay short story from H.P Lovecraft.

It is important to mention that this short story was an experiential short story from H.P Lovecraft about the unreliable and hysterical narrator. This short story also reminded me of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story named “Tell Tale Heart”.

The plot itself was okay, but not much to talk about here. It could have been better but it wasn’t which is kind of sad. 

The writing style was okay but sometimes it took a little but of a dive which really pissed me of because it really killed the mood in this short story.

I give this short story 3 / 5