Seven stories in true Horler style Fiendish murder in a "haunted" house, a death beam transmitted over the wireless, chilling Black Sorcery, secret service shenanigans, a vampire visits the Confessional box, cracking Black Magic melodrama, and a tale of modern football and more—all in the same collection. "When Mr. Sydney Horler is at his best the seasoned thriller-reader sits up and takes hold of the arm of his chair." —Times Literary Supplement