Floating in mid air in the space that would have been behind me was a truly shocking sight. An ethereal form, vaguely humanoid, hovered with no obvious signs of support or means of propulsion. The figure’s lank hair covered a rotting visage, its open mouth showing filthy teeth. Hands, more claws than fingers, ended willowy arms. The whole apparition glowed gently providing enough lamination to fully appreciate the horror.

Involuntarily, I stepped back only to realise that points of light were appearing in the darkness, each floating into view as another of the ghostly figures.

I was surrounded.