Truly one of the greatest horror stories of all time and a masterful use of the Nothing is Scarier trope. Unfortunately, as others have noted, it does have some very misogynistic overtones and could really use a good deconstruction or perspective flip. It's public domain, so fair game.

See also: [b:The Dunwich Horror|32299850|The Dunwich Horror|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475190481l/32299850._SX50_.jpg|49478918] by H.P. Lovecraft. It's basically an homage to "The Great God Pan" and the text even directly references it.