Each Man Kills

Each Man Kills

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Each Man Kills by Victoria Glad

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1951

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Each Man Kills

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From Weird Tales March, 1951.

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Now that it's all over, it seems like a bad dream. But when I look at Maria's picture on my desk, I realize it couldn't have been a dream. Actually, it was only six months ago that I sat at this same desk, looking at her picture, wondering what could have happened to her. It had been six weeks since there had been any word from her, and she had promised to write as soon as she arrived in Europe. Considering that my future rested in her small hands, I had every right to be apprehensive.

We had grown up together, had lost our folks within a few years of each other and had been fond of each other the way kids are apt to be. Then the change came: It seemed I loved her, and she was still just "fond" of me. During our early college days I sort of let things ride, but once we went on to graduate school, I began to crowd her.

The next thing I knew, she had signed up with a student tour destined for Central Europe, and told me she would give me my answer when she returned. I had to be content with that, but couldn't help worrying. Maria was a strange girl--withdrawn, dreamy and soft-hearted. Knowing the section she was going to, I was inclined to be uneasy, since it is the realm of gypsies, fortune tellers and the like. It is also the birthplace of many strange legends, and Maria claimed to be strongly psychic. As a matter of fact, she had foretold one or two things which were probably coincidental, like the death of our parents, an

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The childhood friend of Maria proposes to her, and she flees to Europe to make up her mind. When he doesn't hear from her, he takes the first direct flight to Transylvania.
A slightly different take on vampirism, in that everybody is American. The writing is good, good characterizations, but don't expect horror so much as a slightly mysterious, sad, story.
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A supernatural love triangle, involving two college friends.