The Rats in the Walls

The Rats in the Walls is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Written in August–September 1923, it was first published in Weird Tales, March 1924. The story is narrated by the scion of the Delapore family, who has moved from Massachusetts to his ancestral estate in England, known as Exham Priory. On several occasions, the protagonist and his cats hear the sounds of rats scurrying behind the walls. Upo...