Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales Story 9 - Crooken Sands

In which a London merchant, newly arrived at a picturesque Scottish seaside estate, adopts the Highland dress with a resolute spirit despite the teasing of both family and locals, only to confront ominous warnings from a taciturn fisherman and a mysterious quicksand that seems charged with a grim portent. This strange and somber tale unfolds through Mr. Markam’s solitary wanderings and uneasy reflections, as he grapples with unsettling visions and an eerie double existence that cast a shadow over his summer sojourn.