Selección Terror: Lem Ryan

About this issue

This issue (No. 587) of the Spanish pulp series Selección Terror presents "Sangre bajo la luna" (Blood Under the Moon) by Lem Ryan, a detective-horror serial set in New York City. The narrative opens with private investigator Roerich hired by wealthy businessman Ashton to locate his missing daughter, Nathalie, who has vanished without trace. The story shifts to a dark West Side alley where a motorcycle gang of drug-using youths gathers at night. As they engage in various vices, a mysterious creature emerges from the shadows—described through glowing red eyes and inhuman growls—systematically attacking and slaughtering the gang members with brutal violence. The attack leaves the alley drenched in blood. Police lieutenant Jeff Mallory arrives at the scene, shocked by the unprecedented savagery of the killings, unable to comprehend the horror before him. The narrative blends hardboiled detective fiction with supernatural horror elements, establishing a mystery connecting the missing girl, the investigator, and the inexplicable murders.