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Word: succubus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...suggests, a werewolf. His dog is a jet wolf-dog whose name means Death. His wife, Miriam, has turned into a spiritual succubus, slowly extracting from her lovers their health and sanity and a psychic poison which she hopes to distill to a potency that will humble Richard Pride. Their daughter, Janet, flowers like a enamel blossom. Wilfred Hough is the bloodless wraith of what was a bright young secretary a few years ago, before Miriam used him. A young voodoo Negress moves through the house, darkness serving darkness in silence, and with a small drum. Finally, there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fiction: Sep. 5, 1927 | 9/5/1927 | See Source »

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