The Charleston Incident: The Night 5 Plantation Owners Vanished From a Locked Room (1844)

Описание: “The Charleston Incident: The Night 5 Plantation Owners Vanished, 1844” is a dark, Southern‑Gothic locked‑room mystery set in antebellum Charleston. On a fog‑choked October night, five of the city’s most powerful plantation owners walk into a private chamber of the exclusive Wellington Club. The door locks from the inside. Hours later, the room is opened. The men are gone. Only their still‑burning cigars, untouched brandy glasses, and a single word carved into the mahogany table remain: RECKONING.

As a relentless constable follows a trail of burned letters, missing journals, a ghost ship called The Meridian, and the deaths of 147 enslaved people in a flooded hold, Charleston’s most chilling secret surfaces: some crimes refuse to stay buried, and some debts are collected by forces no lock can keep out. Blending historical horror, supernatural justice, and classic locked‑room suspense, this Southern Gothic story is perfect for fans of unsolved mysteries, ghost ship legends, and atmospheric horror fiction.

Disclaimer:
This is a work of fiction set against a backdrop of real historical systems of slavery and the illegal transatlantic trade. The characters, specific events, ship, club, and disappearance described here are imagined, not documented historical fact. The story contains mature themes, including references to slavery, death at sea, and psychological terror, and is intended for adult or mature audiences. It is meant to condemn, not glorify, slavery and racist violence. Viewer/reader discretion is advised.

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