Friday, December 30, 2005

Plotlines: Gothic Suspense Romances of Yesteryear

From 1965 come these rather brilliant plotlines for the "Gothic Suspense Romances" of Pyramid Books:

Maulever Hall, by Jane Aiken Hodge. A young girl, her memory gone, finds shelter in a mysterious old house. But she is to know terror, romance and the secrets to her past within those haunted walls.

The Spanish House, by Hester Bourne. A young woman takes a job at an isolated house to help her escape the cruel secret of her past and finds it a living nightmare of terror.

The House of Ravensbourne, by Mary Ann Gibbs. Catherine Wittingham, alone and penniless, is the terrified target of unspeakable evil.

Castle Garac, by Nicholas Montserrat. A young French girl engages in a fantastic scheme that takes her to an ancient Riviera castle, only to endager herself and the young American she loves.