Pure horror washed over Stallis just from that very image, and he even ran up to the casket to double-check. However, breaking eye contact with Prudence dispelled the horrifying scene. What he saw was a young woman peacefully sleeping for eternity.
That's right. The woman was already dead. There was no way that she would even open her eyes and glare at him from beyond the grave.
"You really think you can scare me like that? Who gave you the right?" No one could have heard him or seen the disgusted face that he made when facing her through the glass. "You're just an ugly woman who dared to deceive my eyes—"
