Creep, Shadow!
core novel 1934 Burn, Witch, Burn
Record
| First published | 1934 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.53 (211 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Alan Caranac, a young ethnologist returning from Africa, learns that an old friend has apparently killed himself. He soon finds that other wealthy New Yorkers have died in the same way, and that the dead men are connected to an old Breton family and to a shadowy woman, Dahut de Keradel. Caranac's search leads him into old sacrificial rites, a figure called the Gatherer Within the Cairn, and a hidden netherworld. Dr. Lowell and the gangster Ricori from the earlier case return to help him in supporting roles.
Where it sits
- Universe: Burn, Witch, Burn
- Series: Burn, Witch, Burn core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: A. Merritt
Notes
- Also published as Creep, Shadow, Creep!; serialized in Argosy in 1934.
- From the series record (Burn, Witch, Burn): Two linked novels of supernatural horror set in New York around Dr. Lowell.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Burn, Witch, Burn: position 2 of 2: previous Burn, Witch, Burn! (1932)
Sources
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