Sea curse

"Sea Curse" by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard, is a chilling story from the 1920s set in a coastal village, exploring themes of revenge and supernatural curses. It paints a vivid picture of sailors' lives and the dark consequences of their actions. When the brutish sailor, John Kulrek, wrongs a woman named Moll Farrell who is believed to be a witch, she vows to curse Kulrek for the death of her niece. After Kulrek and Lie-lip Canool return from sea, they are confronted by her as she casts her revenge. Ominous events begin to unfold around him, with a ghostly galley manned by skeletons haunting the sea. The story intensifies as Kulrek's fate grows more apparent, resulting in the gruesome return of his lifeless body to the shore, illustrating the deadly outcome of his disrespect and fulfilling Moll's vengeful curse in a tale that mixes horror with the moral price of one man’s cruelty.