Compiled from reports filed with the Royal Constabulary of Eyehasseen.
1. Lantern Found Still Burning at Abandoned Crossing
Travellers between Brackenfield and Lower Mire reported a lantern swinging from the old signal post, though the railway has been derelict for thirty years. Constables found the flame still bright and warm, yet no trace of oil in the reservoir. Nearby mud bore the prints of bare feet, small and oddly deep, leading toward the fen before vanishing entirely. The lamp has been taken to the Bureau of Anomalous Objects for testing.
2. The Tailor Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead
A body believed to be that of one Jerram Plint, tailor of Westmarket, was discovered for the third time this year. Each previous burial was duly registered and witnessed. The Constabulary, upon exhumation, found the earlier coffins occupied by bundles of old garments crudely sewn into human form. The Reverend at Saint Dymphna’s has requested that the graveyard gates be locked until further notice.
3. Disturbance at the Ink Street Boarding House
Tenants were awakened by a woman’s laughter coming from Room 4—vacant since midsummer. When the landlord and constable entered, they found the bed freshly made, the window open, and the scent of violet perfume in the air. A diary left beneath the mattress contained entries dated the following week. The book now resides in Constabulary storage, where officers report it continues to acquire new pages nightly.
4. The Man in the Mirrorworks
Workers cleaning the disused glass foundry in East Inverness encountered a man inside one of the mirrors. Witnesses describe him as “exactly like one of us, only behind the glass, smiling the wrong way.” When one worker tapped on the pane, it splintered outward as though struck from within. The factory has been sealed. The Ministry of Industrial Safety insists there is “no cause for alarm,” though their men refused to return after nightfall.
5. The Feast at Hollow Gate
Authorities responded to a complaint of “loud merriment” at the derelict Hollow Gate Manor, long abandoned since the fire of ’92. Upon entry, officers found the dining hall set for twelve, candles burning low. Eleven plates had been scraped clean; the twelfth remained untouched, save for a goblet half full of red liquid later confirmed not to be wine. The report was filed and sealed under the category of Unexplained Hospitality.