The Scorpion of Chateau Laverria — Mary Mann Fletcher

I see it in my nightmares still... -- That ancient castle, built by a madman's whim in the bayou country -- source of an evil that tainted the lives of all who dwelt within and brought stark terror to those who knew anything of what happened at Chateau Laverria. -- My closest friend had vanished behind those brooding walls as a bride - I knew she needed my help and came in search of her.

One man only dared help me, and I sensed that it might be growing love for me that gave him courage. Yet, in the moment I needed him most, I knew with a thrill of fear that he, too, was under the dread spell of the evil being that had its lair in Chateau Laverria...