To Walk the Night

To Walk the Night" by William Sloane was first published in 1937. It is a slowly building science fiction/horror story. In 1949 it was tied for 9th on the Arkham Survey of 'Basic SF Titles'. The pace of the story is a bit slow. The story is told from the point of view of Berekley Jones, who is relating the circumstances that led up to the suicide of his friend, Jerry Lister to Jerry's father. He starts the story with the discovery by himself and Jerry of the dead body of one of their former professors. They are surprised to learn that this lifetime bachelor was married, and that his widow, Selena, now wants to meet them. Jerry quickly falls for Selena, but Berk has the opposite reaction and actually fears her. The story covers their brief courtship, as Berk tells of his reasons why he considers Selena to be something other than what she appears to be.


Genre: Horror