Since that time, the book has been occasionally reprinted.

The cover at the top of this post ( and which my sister shared earlier this month) is from the 1966 edition.

It was then reprinted, in paperback form, in 1966. Shadow of Evil was originally published over the course of three issues of Weird Tales in 1925. Greye La Spina was born in 1880 and stared writing horror fiction in the early 20th century, at a time when it was considered somewhat scandalous for a woman to even write fiction, much less horror. It doesn’t take long for Portia to figure out that there’s something sinister about the Princess but will she be able to save Owen from her grasp? Read the book to find out! Not even the fact that the Princess eats nothing but meat strikes anyone as odd….Įxcept, of course, for Portia. The uninhibited and flirtatious Princess Tchernova soon appears to have all the men in the community under her spell, including Owen! None of them seem to find it odd that the Princess has an oddly silent servant or that she owns several wolves. Princess Irma Andreyevna Tchernova is wealthy, beautiful, and charming. However, it turns out that someone else has her eyes on Owen, as well. His name is Owen and Sophie thinks that he would be the perfect new husband for Portia! Portia, for her part, agrees. “Really, you’re undead?” I would say, “Head on next door.” Sadly, I guess that’s just not the ways things were done in Brooklyn back in the day.Īnyway, Portia is lucky enough to have a potential new suitor. Personally, I would love to live next door to an occultist, just because I would always some place to send any spirits who showed up in my house. Needless to say, the local gossips aren’t particularly happy about that. Portia’s late husband was an occultist and, now that he’s died (more or less a victim of his profession), she’s decided to continue on his work. Portia, unfortunately, is having some issues with her neighbors. Sophie has come to Brooklyn, in order to live with the recently widowed Portia. Direct from my aunt’s paperback collection, it’s the story of Portia Differdale and her aunt Sophie!

Shadow of Evil by Greye La Spina