From the exhibition
Selección Terror: La doble vida de John Parr
· 1977

This issue contains "La doble vida de John Parr" (The Double Life of John Parr) by Clark Carrados, a supernatural thriller. The narrative opens with John Parr's funeral at the family mausoleum; his widow Maxence (called Maxie) inherits severe financial troubles—Parr squandered hundreds of thousands of pounds through reckless speculation. Three days later, family friend Rod Pelham visits to offer condolences and financial assistance, but is interrupted by Dr. Fidelius Cremony's arrival. After Pelham leaves, Cremony remains at the house; that night he enters Maxence's bedroom and seduces her while she lies motionless, smiling enigmatically at the ceiling. The second chapter shifts to Edwin K. Shallton working late at his desk when a cadaverous figure—identifying itself as risen from the dead to seek vengeance—appears and strangles him. The fragment ends as Mrs. Shallton emerges from her bedroom, alarmed by disturbances. The narrative suggests supernatural revenge and buried secrets connecting the characters.
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