"The Disinterment" by H.P. Lovecraft and Duane W. Rimel

This might have been novel enough when it was written, in the 1930s, but these days it feels a bit too predictable. Or maybe it's just me...

1 rod = 16.5 feet = 5 meters

The picture used is of Father Damien on his deathbed, presumably taken by Dr. Sydney B. Swift on Palm Sunday, April 14, 1889. Cause of death? Leprosy :(

The follow along: https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/di.aspx