“An Inhabitant of Carcosa“ by Ambrose Bierce | Classic Horror Readings by Otis Jiry

Master storyteller Otis Jiry relates the story of An Inhabitant of Carcosa“ by classic writer Ambrose Bierce where a man from the city of Carcosa, contemplating the words of the philosopher “Hali“ concerning the nature of death, wanders through an unfamiliar wilderness. He knows not how he came there, but recalls that he was sick in bed. He worries that he has wandered out of doors in a state of insensibility. He calms himself as he surveys his surroundings. He is aware that it is cold, though he does not exactly feel cold. He comes across a lynx, an owl, and a strange man dressed in skins and carrying a torch. For the first time, the man becomes aware that it must be night, though he can see as clear as day. Exploring further, he discovers a copse that was evidently a graveyard of several centuries past. Looking at the stones that once marked graves, he sees his name, the date of his birth, and the date of his death. He then realizes that he is dead, and is amidst the ruins of the “ancien