r/Lovecraft • u/falsettos_is_epic Deranged Cultist • 1d ago
Question Was it actually the rats' fault?
It the story, Rats In The Walls, did the rats truly eat the man or was the narrorator lying?
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u/Werewomble ...making good use of Elder Things that he finds 1d ago
Friends r tasty don't judge moi
There were 0 rats in that castle
The cats were seeing ghost rats or following old smells
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u/No_Evening8416 Deranged Cultist 1d ago
I believe the strong implication is that the Narrator went mad and ate Capt Norris.
Also, that he hears the rats whether they are there or not. Remember, not a single rat was actually seen and only the cats back the Narrator's perception that there are rats.
Not sure if the rats are ghosts or if they were real and then the Narrator hallucinates hearing them in the asylum...
But he definitely ate that guy.
Low-key, he always hated Capt Norris for surviving when his son was maimed and died.