Elisabeth Swable, a teacher of English literature, moves to the quiet town of Plum Cove to escape the noise of Boston. The town's soap factory is the only sign of prosperity in the declining community. Elisabeth faces resistance from her students, who are more interested in gossiping about her than learning. One night, Elisabeth hears a disturbing noise in the school and later learns that a student she sent to the headmaster has been found dead with claw marks on his body. Elisabeth feels an eerie presence and briefly sees a shadow in the sea. Haunted by the sound of the factory and the town's secrets, Elisabeth falls asleep consumed by a feeling of impending doom. / Strange Tales is an AI experiment. Join us on Discord; http://discord.gg/PkvMhvCtRS / Editor of this story was Mr. Walmsley