The local church has a mausoleum nearby, built by Count Magnus for himself and his family, de la Gardie.

Later, in doing research among the family papers, Wraxall discovers an explanation for the Pilgrimage in a book of alchemical tracts, entitled Latin: Liber nigræ peregrinationis, lit.

Walking home, Wraxall finds himself at the mausoleum and expresses a desire to see Count Magnus.

One of the scenes shows a man being pursued by a cloaked and hooded figure with tentacles, while the Count watches from a hill.

He stops at the mausoleum to bid farewell to Count Magnus and again expresses a desire to see him.

He returns to England safely by canal-boat, but feels that among his fellow passengers are two strange figures who fail to appear at mealtimes.

The next day, he is found dead in a terrible condition and a jury rules it to be a visitation by God.

James but they wouldn’t put up the money for it, which I felt was pretty shortsighted considering the success we’d had with the series.” [2] The story was eventually adapted over forty years later in 2022 for the same strand as Count Magnus.