2,704 words (11–14 minutes)
Genre(s): Horror, Psychological Thriller, Supernatural
Originally published in Weird Tales in February 1928.

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A man is haunted by a terrifying recurring dream—a dream so vivid it feels like another reality. Night after night, he finds himself trapped in an isolated African bungalow, hunted by an unseen horror that lurks in the tall grass. Each time, the nightmare edges closer to its dreadful conclusion. But when the dream begins to intrude into his waking life, the boundaries between reality and nightmare blur. Is the horror merely a figment of his imagination, or is something far more sinister at work?