Shadow of Evil

Driven by an unearthly Terror, Portia must protect the man she loves The beautiful widow Portia is an investigator into the occult. She is aided by her fiance, Owen Edwardes. Suddenly their future is threatened by the diabolical, lovely neighbor, Princess Tchernova - who pursues Owen like a beast of prey. She wants to see him dead. Portia uses every weapon at her disposal - including her love and her mastery of the occult - to keep Owen out of her rival's clutches. The duel between Portia and the princess will haunt the memories of addicts of the Gothic novel for many long, dark nights. * Paperback Library Gothic #4 Cover art by Lou Marchetti Magazine version: Weird Tales, sr3, April-June 1925 as "Invaders from the Dark" Book: Arkham House, 1960, 168pp as Invaders from the Dark [longer version]