Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com –  Something evil was hidden in the vault, and they were never supposed to find it, but they did. At first, the Victorian house seemed charming, a place where time moved gently. Soon, though, it became a nightmare.

What was the strange creature, and why did it torment the woman living there? Was the mansion haunted? What was happening in the churchyard, and could the storyteller be trusted?

Researchers and historians have looked into this unusual Victorian case and found something that still puzzles them. Can we find clues to our mystery in literature?

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