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"The Peril That Lurks Among Ruins"

Joseph Payne Brennan

First published 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Father Sebastian Sota #1

The chilling tale of an encounter with a malevolent spirit that haunts the narrator's steps and feasts on his despair as he wanders the desolate, torn-down part of town.

Title is a reference to Clark Ashton Smith's prose poem, "The Peril That Lurks Among Ruins"

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1971 Cover Dark Things Arkham House Anthology 18
2008 Cover The Feaster from Afar and Other Ghastly Visitants Midnight House Collection |20