A writer, serving as a caretaker of a remote lighthouse, slowly comes to realize the power of his mind.
Jan 1 -- 1796. This day -- my first on the lighthouse -- I make this entry in my Diary, as agreed upon with DeGrat. As regularly as I can keep this journal, I will -- but there is no telling what may happen to a man all alone as I am -- I may get sick or worse....
Fantastic (June 1953)
Adapted for the television series The Hunger (199X).
Comment: Bloch completed this story from Poe's unfinished manuscript (the above quote is part of the material penned by Poe). See also
Bloch's story The Man Who Collected Poe.
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