Tomb of the Hydes

The Tomb of the Hyde family is a burial vault mentioned in The Tomb and is situated in the decline of a hillside on which once stood the Hyde Mansion. THe story's narrator, Jervas Dudley, relays "[M]umbled tales of the weird rites and godless revels of bygone years in the ancient hall" of the vault.

Its entrance is secured by an old padlock and a sturdy chain, whose matching key Dudley produced from a rotting chest on the attic of his home, thus hinting at a connection between him and the Hydes.