The black drama

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Weird Tales June, July, August 1938. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publicatio...

Keith Hilary Pursuivant, the occultist and antiquary, was as arresting as Varduk himself, though never were two men more different in appearance and manner. Our first impression...

In the evening, a full moon began to rise across the lake. Sitting together in Varduk's upstairs parlor, the three saw the great soaring disk of pale light, and Sigrid cried out...

We continued. The opening, again with Sigrid and myself a-wooing, was lively and even brilliant. Martha Vining, in her rôle of the centenarian Bridget, skilfully cracked her voi...

"I had barely got to my own digs when there was a frightful row outside, shouts and scamperings and screamings; yes, screamings, of young men scared out of their wits. I jumped...

Meanwhile, the moon waned and waxed again while we rehearsed our play and between rehearsals swam, tramped and bathed in the sun. Not one of us but seemed to profit by the exerc...

"No hysterics, please!" snapped Pursuivant. "Connatt, let me give you one stark thought--it will cool you, strengthen you for what you must help me achieve. Think what will foll...