A Dark And Evil Dawn

On Wedmath day the shutters are drawn the night preceding and only the lamplighter remains out, and even he leaves the streets and locks up around eight o'clock. For Wedmath is a dark and evil day when the scalpkeeper comes into the village of Whitechapel on The Moors. Him and his henchmen know that those caught out will be stripped of their scalps and good for harvesting of organs. This is how it goes.

The light comes first, a sickly pale light above the horizon, and those with a mind will remain in sleep and slumber and try not to think about what's going on outside. The wind is mild but sweeps through the trees and turns all weather gales southern, and then the horns and drums proceed from over the horizon. All windows are closed and shut tight, all voices are silenced. The horns and drums get louder, and from there proceeds the Scalpkeer with his eldritch henchmen, and behind him comes the dead-cart. This grotesque procession makes its way through the town to watch for stragglers, and a straggler had best watch out.

An unfortunate accident happened last year when Tommy Keen the beggar visited, and having no place to stay and nobody to take him in he was stuck out there on Wedmath day when the scalpkeeper came to Whitechapel. His screams were there verily for minutes, and none could do anything, just lie there and stare at the ceiling as the Scalpkeeper did his work on Tommy Keen.

So all had best heed my advice and avoid Whitechapel On The Moors during the time of Wedmath, the scalpkeeper and his henchmen arrive with their dead-cart every dawn. None know from whence the scalpkeeper comes and none know to where he goes, but to this day at the time of Wedmath the drums and horns proceed and the fleshless parade arises, and the doors and windows are locked and remain locked until the fleshless parade is out of sight. Tis a dark and evil dawn when the scalpkeeper comes about. https://www.wikiart.org/en/zdislav-beksinski/untitled-219