¡Muerte a los vampiros! (Death to the Vampires!)

# Catalog Entry

"¡Muerte a los vampiros!" by Clark Carrados is a Spanish-language horror narrative featuring accountant Dick Ogilvy, who seeks shelter from a violent storm at the isolated Elmbury House. There he meets the aristocratic Condesa Leonora Hórpathy, a strikingly beautiful woman whose classical marble statue adorns her salon. After a mysterious nocturnal encounter, Ogilvy witnesses Dr. Janos Bezthan murder Leonora with a wooden stake driven through her heart, believing her to be a vampire. Bezthan is institutionalized but escapes three years later. The narrative concludes with Ogilvy, now romantically involved with mathematician Mildred Parsons, troubled by news of Bezthan's escape and haunted by memories of the crime. The story blends gothic horror conventions—the isolated manor, the seductive mysterious woman, the vampire-slayer—within a contemporary setting. Illustrations credited to Alberto Pujolar.