The figures upon seals were as various as among us, except that the ancients used figures of their ancestors, friends, or even themselves. In Stosch is a symbolical ring, supported by two cornucopias. Upon the beazle is a mask in relief, and in the circle of the ring a crescent and star.

She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes.

Jump-scares, suspense, and sudden violence are all a major part of the horror genre.

It’s a perfect setting for a fantastic, semimythological creature like the Duke to cavort in.