Clark Carrados: La sangre del diablo

"La sangre del diablo" by Clark Carrados This Spanish-language pulp crime-horror story follows Terry Styles, a sophisticated con artist who poses as a supernatural being named "Angel" (claiming to be the Devil) to extract money from lonely women through elaborate schemes involving forged documents and theatrical seduction. The narrative opens with Styles successfully swindling a miserly man named Phileas Enning out of twenty-five thousand dollars using false inheritance papers. He then targets Valentina "Nina" Rodd, a young woman living in a small town. Styles appears in her home during a thunderstorm, presents a written contract supposedly sealed with "devil's blood," and convinces her to promise ten thousand dollars. When Nina receives an unexpected inheritance of approximately one hundred fifty-nine thousand dollars, she honors her commitment to Styles. Styles subsequently targets Aura Holty, an injured, scarred woman who surprisingly welcomes his demonic persona. He promises her significant wealth—hundreds of thousands of dollars and property—in exchange for twenty thousand dollars, claiming he requires funds to help people in need. The story suggests Aura harbors hidden motivations involving revenge against unnamed antagonists.