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The abandoned ship *Mortzestus* becomes a playground for the supernatural, with shadowy figures emerging from the ocean, men being tossed from the decks by unseen forces, and the vessel seemingly trapped in a perpetual mist. As the terror escalates, ghostly pirates swarm the ship, ultimately sinking it. Only one survivor remains to tell the chilling story of the ship’s doomed voyage.
First publish date: 1909
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: William Hope Hodgson
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