All sounds were naturally much subdued to my ear by the ship lying in a hollow, and I being in her with the hatches closed; but this very faintness of uproar formed of itself a quality of mystery very pat to the ghastliness of my surroundings.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
After he had shaken hands with Mr. Spokesly his arm dropped slackly across his knee once more, leaving the cigarette-stained fingers to make expressive motions emphasizing the ghastliness of the tale he unfolded.
"Command"
William McFee
Mr. Brown's was white almost to ghastliness, and his eyes were burning with a strange light.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim