Narrator's Note: We make our own horrors. Don't we?   A nugget about the author: "Gadzooks! BM Croker is a Woman?! Impossible!" was probably what people said in them olden days where women authors had to hide the fact that they were women. Which is a horror story unto itself, and one that the present world is still perpetuating in one form of another. But, Bithia Mary Croker was one of the most eclectic and prolific writers of the late 1800's and well into the turn of the century with a career spanning 37 years, writing around 42 novels and 7 volumes of short stories-- and it wasn't all horror. A keen observer of human nature and social interactions, Bithia's writings included topics which challenged the conventions of her time while being open-minded and understanding enough to the male perspective. Let us not forget the works of one of the most prolific and pioneering female writers in history, who lived in a time dominated by male authors. Look for B.M. Croker's works wherever great books are available.