Crawford, consumed by the fervor of his experiments, moved about the laboratory with an air of obsessive determination.

Suddenly, a distant sound echoed through the chamber, causing him to freeze. The atmosphere thickened as an ominous figure materialized from the shadows.

Startled, Tillinghast stammered: "You were too afraid to stay in your own house, and you decided to come here? Which can be scarier in this storm?"