eyes (Soren's narration)
Summary
Congressman Wesley Herod recounts a terrifying encounter with a vengeful spirit during a seance investigating fraudulent mediums. The apparition belongs to Shirley Frost, a woman he failed to help years prior, who now haunts him by mirroring his every move. Unable to escape her constant, maddening presence, Herod blinds himself with glass to finally find peace, leaving him a broken man seeking atonement.
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Introduction: Congressman Wesley Herod in 1884
Congressional committee on spiritualists and fortune-tellers
Attending a seance with Mrs. Evelyn Crowdy
Strange sounds and unexplained phenomena at the seance
Herod's heightened night vision and physical sensations
Appearance of a mysterious woman in the dark room
Ink message on Grantham's neck and Crowdy's bruised eyes
Meeting Crowdy again and her warning about a vengeful spirit
Flashback: Shirley Frost and her delusional husband Hugh
Herod's inability to help Shirley and her disappearance
Discovering a pentagram in the Frost family cellar
Returning to Crowdy to confess the truth about Shirley
The second seance to contact Shirley Frost's spirit
Crowdy's injuries and the revelation of Shirley's death
The demon Tascu Nil and Shirley's eternal vengeance
The haunting begins: Shirley Frost's mirroring specter
Living in darkness and resigning from Congress
Boston trip, the final encounter, and Herod's suicide attempt
Blinding himself and final reflections on his fate
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