I loved the tone and the pacing. It conjured images in my mind of an old New England campus under a dull leaden sky. There is only one way that I think it could have been improved: it could have been longer.

A longer story could have meant more mystery and suspense. You brought both of those to the table in satisfactory amounts, but I'm a bit of a glutton and would have enjoyed a larger feast.

All-in-all, very well done.

-Phobos

That's supposed to be an extended sibilant - 'nisssse' seemed wrong, somehow.

Nice. I was genuinely tense, waiting to find out how it would end - and the journal framing is very Lovecraft. As is not showing us the 'monster' much at all - very good.

'course, now I have to add the Canonical Preservation League to the Multiverse Atlas... I think they can be listed as 'the Unspeakable Verse'.

hS

Probably not the best idea to read this just before bedtime. :/

But I loved it. All the details (like 'De Plaughtoules') were just spot-on and it worked both as a PPC story and a Lovecraft homage.

Thank you for the very lovely treat!

An issue that a lot of creepy stories have is pacing, and you definitely nailed that. Well done!
I also love the way you incorporated PPC-related terminology in a manner that was Lovecraftian, such as C'l'br'n and Ehnobei and the other badfics. Very cool.

There goes my ability to sleep tonight. Bravo, well done!

A fitting Halloween story.

There are, however, two small issues, both found in the following sentence:
Her surroundings looked no better in the flickering flame then they had illuminated by the lights in the hall.

First off, there's a then/than error: no better in the flickering flame then they had...

Secondly, this sentence could be made more readable with the addition of a word or two:
Her surroundings looked no better in the flickering flame than they had been when illuminated by the lights in the hall.
I highly recommend adding the second word; adding the first word as well is optional.

Those issues aside, an excellent story.

The last part, especially, with the fountain pen... *shivers* Thanks in advance for the nightmares.

Seriously, though, this was excellent!