Selección Terror: Espectro

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This issue of Selección Terror (Terror Selection), #371, published by Editorial Bruguera in April 1980, contains "Espectro" (Spectre) by Curtis Garland, a psychological horror novella centered on Karin Colfax, widow of recently deceased Frank. Troubled by nightmares—a vivid dream of a hairy spider crawling across her face—Karin visits her psychiatrist, Dr. Mathieson. She reveals her brother-in-law Steve has been making scandalous accusations to tabloids about Frank's private life, seeking money from Frank's will. Attempting to negotiate with Steve at an upscale seafood restaurant called El Vivero in Los Angeles, Karin instead meets his mistress Stella Sawnee. Upon opening her menu, Karin discovers a handwritten message in her dead husband's handwriting: "Good appetite, dear. Don't forget me." The story combines domestic drama with supernatural elements and psychological suspense.