The Openers of the Gate

About this book

A horoscope seems to know too much. A stranger brings danger into a country house, and an encounter with the supernatural leaves behind an emotion more enduring than fear. L. Adams Beck gathers stories in which the unseen arrives through familiar doors.

The collection includes The Openers of the Gate, The Thug, Hell and other occult tales. Beck's experience of Asian religious traditions colours the atmosphere and symbolism, although her interpretations belong to the spiritual fashion of her period. The stories share an interest in what happens when ordinary loyalties are tested by an experience that cannot be explained away.