Malpertuis

Jean Ray

Horror

The original French version of Malpertuis was published in 1943.

Malpertuis: house of terror... "She is there, with its huge boxes in balconies, its porches flanked by massive stone ramps, its cruciferous turrets, its twin lattice windows, its menacing serpent sculptures and gargoyles, its studded doors. She sweats the arrogance of the great men who live in there and the terror of those who graze it. The facade is a serious mask when one looks in vain for some serenity. It is a face contorted with fever, anxiety and anger, which can not hide what is abominable behind it.

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1998
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Jean Ray

Jean Ray is the best-known pseudonym among the many used by Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (1887–1964), a prolific Belgian (Flemish) writer. Although he wrote journalism, stories for young readers in Dutch by the name John Flanders, and scenarios for comic strips and detective stories, he is best known for his tales of the fantastique written in French under the name Jean Ray. Among speakers of English, he is famous for his macabre novel Malpertuis (1943), which was filmed by Harry Kümel during 1971 (starring Orson Welles). He also used the pseudonyms King Ray, Alix R. Bantam and Sailor John, among others.