Selección Terror: Las tierras del diablo

This issue of Selección Terror (Selection Horror) contains "Las tierras del diablo" (The Devil's Lands) by Clark Carrados, a science fiction-horror serial. A mysterious, amorphous creature moves through the village of Nottyburn at night, breaks into the Barris general store, and mails an unsigned letter bearing only a cryptic message: "HELP ME, SOON... NOTTYBURN... SWAMP OF... B.C." Locals blame "the swamp monster." The letter reaches Shatto Deggan, a womanizing bachelor. When the concerned Kate North visits seeking information about her missing employer, scientist Barry Corcoran (whom Deggan knows), she reveals Corcoran disappeared two months ago after mentioning a vague location. Corcoran had been researching radiation's effects on seed development for accelerated crop growth. The narrative establishes mystery around Corcoran's disappearance and the creature's origins, suggesting a connection between scientific experimentation and the entity haunting the marshlands.