The Thing in the Wall

You might think that the reason this clock is ticking is ghosts. Ghosts is usually a great choice as it’s very difficult to disprove, and we have been talking about ghosts a lot this month.

However, in this case, it’s not ghosts.

You might also think that it’s a spring that came loose because the clock was recently moved.

That answer is boring, and also wrong.

The correct answer is The Thing in the Wall.

The south eastern corner of our Eldritch Ballroom is where The Thing in the Wall lives.

The Thing in the Wall is usually pretty shy. It likes to tap on the plaster, and occasionally makes spiders disappear. More troublingly, although thankfully less frequently, it also makes spiders appear.

(To be fair, we think it just does this because the kittens really like to play with the spiders. Even Things in the Walls like kittens.)

It is mostly tolerant of guests, but its social batteries are small, and after a while it can get fussy.

It was an absolute champion to put up with the first day of wallpapering. However, by the second it was starting to rattle not just the plaster, but everything nearby.

Luckily, the work was finished before the kittens made themselves sick with spiders and now the clocks which are supposed to be silent have mostly returned to that state.

The clock (and its matching candelabra) was produced by Tiffany’s in the late 19th century by someone who loves gargoyles as much as we do.

Equinoxes are great times for spirits and clocks, so come visit us this for a signing with The Cunning Farmer on Saturday and discount seeds all weekend!

(For any audio sleuths, the video and the audio were collected separately and gain was adjusted for the voiceover, but this is the sound the clock was making.)

Original post with video on instagram.