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"There are things against

which ordinary protection
would not suffice."

Weird Tales, Jul 1938 p55
Weird Tales, Jul 1938 p55

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 rĂ´le 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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