"There are things against
which ordinary protection
would not suffice."
The Black Drama
By GANS T. FIELD
A strange weird story about the eery personality known as Verduk, who claimed
descent from Lord Byron, and the hideous doom that
stalked in his wake
The Story So Far
GILBERT CONNATT, the narrator, once a motion picture idol but now penniless, is persuaded by Jake Switz, kindly utility man of the theatrical world, to accept a rôle in the play Ruthven, opposite Sigrid Holgar, Connatt's ex-sweetheart, who since her break with Connatt has become a glamorous film favorite. The play is being produced by Varduk, mysterious new genius of the theater. Other players will include
This story began in WEIRD TALES for June
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