Ghouls of the Miskatonic/Chapter 3
Plot
Billington Woods, northwest of Arkham. Sean, Finn Edwards, Jimmy, and Fergal arrive in trucks for a clandestine meeting near an abandoned house with the Newburyport Gang. Their purpose is to trade illegally smuggled whiskey from Canada. As the leaders are preparing the trade, Finn spots movement in the house through a window. He and Jimmy decide to investigate the house for potential threats.
Arkham. Rita has been safely escorted back to Dorothy Upman Hall by the police, where she is greeted by Amanda. As they return to their room, Rita reassures Amanda that she's unharmed. Amanda confesses to having a strange, unsettling feeling since arriving in Arkham, a sentiment Rita agrees on. Rita claims Arkham is "full of bad mojo”, and points out that Amanda's recurring nightmares only began after she arrived at town.
As Finn and Jimmy are searching through the abandoned house, Finn hears a buzzing noise emanating from the attic. Upon reaching it, he discovers a silver sphere resting on a pedestal, surrounded by monstrous insects that appear to be working on it. Jimmy accidentally trips and fires his pistol, causing the insects to attack them. Jimmy is brutally mutilated by the insects, but Finn manages to grab the mysterious silver sphere and escape through a window. As he reaches the outside, he sees his companions and the Newburyport Gang being attacked by cannibals. Finn flees deeper into the woods, and while looking back, sees a hooded man walking among the cannibals.