

They enter the boarded up and abandoned church, and find the records of recent births and deaths.

On their fourth day in the village, the pair hear the ringing of the church bell, which they race to investigate. Also, tension begin to rise between the scientifically minded and skeptical Edward and the empathetic and compassionate Alice, who insists Edward to break out of his obsession of seeking his sister and piece together the tragedy in Graavik. In the meantime, Edward finds various articles of clothing, like a hat, a pair of gloves and a brooch, which he asserts to belong to her sister and left behind as breadcrumbs for him to find her. Later on, Edward find Anna's diary entries showing concern for Ruth, who had apparently been making secret visits somewhere on the island and hoarding seemingly ancient Viking artifacts. Edward and Alice come upon a unnamed villager near the church who hung himself. Ultimately, the death of Fredrik's daughter Ruth, for which Fredrik accuses his nephew Simon, breaks any remaining family bonds completely and sparks open conflict. An unknown quarrel drew the brothers apart and their hostility to each other was reflected among the rest of the community. They learn that Graavik used to be a mining town, ran by twin brothers Johan and Fredrik Fretland. The pair explore the village the next day, primarily for news of Elizabeth, but also to uncover the eerie events preceding the disappearance of the villagers. After a frantic pursuit through the hillside, he is found by Alice, who notes that their boat, tethered at the coast, has now disappeared, stranding them in the village. During their first night, Edward catches a glimpse of a shadow at his window and gives chase, believing the figure to his sister. Searching the house, Edward finds a tailor's dummy, wearing his sister's characteristic scarf, convincing him that Elizabeth had been or perhaps still is in the vicinity. With the owners missing, the pair settle in and wait for the arrival of the natives. Edward and Alice find the village completely deserted and seek out the Fretland farmhouse. Harden is in pursuit of his missing sister Elizabeth, whose last known location appears to be the household of the Fretland family of Graavik. Price suggests that Johansen's nationality is a tip of the hat to the Draugen, a creature from Norwegian folklore, for helping to inspire Cthulhu.Edward Harden arrives in the remote village of Graavik with his young companion, Alice. His report was written in English to spare his wife, who could not speak the language, from learning the horror of Cthulhu. He died shortly after his return from the South Pacific in 1925 his papers, found posthumously, provided the only first-hand account of Cthulhu in Lovecraft's fiction. In retaliation, the crew of the Emma managed to board the Alert and slay all of its members, although Collins and First Mate Green were killed in the battle, leaving Johansen in command of the crew. Captain Collins refused, leading the Alert to fire upon the Emma using a brass cannon. En route to Callao, the Emma encountered the heavily armored steam yacht Alert, who ordered the schooner to turn back. Johansen was a Norwegian sailor "of some intelligence," and the second mate of the Emma of Auburn, whose home address was in Oslo's Old Town. Lovecraft, who makes his first appearance in the 1928 short story " The Call of Cthulhu". Lovecraft Gustaf Johansen is a fictional character created by H.
