“Aclassicofthefirstwater.”—H.P.LovecraftInruralIreland,twotravelersstumbleupontheruinsofalakesidehome.Inside,theydiscoveradiarydetailingtheterriblefinaldaysofamanknownonlyastheRecluse.Ascholarwhoboughtthehouseforitsisolation,theRecluseisplaguedbystrangesoundsandterriblehallucinationssoonafterhemovesin.