Selección Terror: Pacto… ¡Después de morir!

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"Pacto... ¡Después de morir!" by Curtis Garland is a gothic mystery-horror novella set in Kearney Castle in Yorkshire. The narrator, an outsider among the castle's guests, awakens to find a mysterious assailant has murdered Victor Talbot. The story opens with atmospheric dread: a storm batters the old castle while the narrator discovers a book on Satanism in the library. That night, a woman arrives at his door claiming urgency, but she forces her way in alongside a cloaked, knife-wielding figure who stabs him fatally. The narrative then shifts to the discovery of Talbot's body and the gathering of castle residents—including Austin Kearney, the owner, and Malcolm O'Neal—confronting the reality that a murderer lurks among their respectable circle. The guests grapple with the dual mystery: the killer's identity and motive, unable to explain why Talbot, not truly one of their group, became the target. Tension and suspicion grip the isolated household.