For many years, the narrator and his uncle, Dr. Elihu Whipple, have nurtured a fascination with an old abandoned house on Benefit Street. Dr. Whipple has made extensive use of records tracking the mysterious, yet apparently coincidental, sickness and death of many who have lived in the house for over one hundred years.
For many years, the narrator and his uncle, Dr. Elihu Whipple, have been drawn to an old abandoned house on Benefit Street. Dr. Whipple has meticulously compiled records detailing the mysterious, yet seemingly random, illnesses and deaths of numerous people who lived in the house for over a century.