Clifford Martin Eddy Jr. was an American author known for his horror, mystery and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales Magazine and his friendship with H.P. Lovecraft. "The Ghost Eater" is a take on a poor soul taking shelter on a stormy night in what seems to be an unoccupied house in the middle of a dense forest - the perfect ingredients for a horror story, don't you think?