Horror Story Review: "Each Man Kills" by Victoria Glad

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Bill Morris has been in love will Maria for a long time. They grew up together and lost their parents about the same time. In their undergrad days they were fond of each other and Bill let things slide, but in graduate school, Bill decided it was time to say something. He loved her; she was still “fond” of him. The next thing Bill knew, Maria signed up with a student tour for Central Europe. She would give him his answer when she returned. He would have to be content with that. Only he wasn’t. After six weeks passed and he had no word from Maria, Bill got on a plane. Within a few hours of landing, he found her at an inn in Transylvania. He also found Tad Hunter. Tad isn’t exactly what he appeared to be. And Bill, try as he might, could find nothing about him, other than his landlady says he pays his rent in cash and likes to sleep late. But Maria loved him. And he loved her, even if her life seemed to be draining away in front of them all. What happens is not a completely new twist on an old theme, but it does make the reader feel a bit for a character who would normally be bad guy. Explaining everything in a letter that makes up most of the story seems a clumsy device, though. All in all, an entertaining but not outstanding little read. This short story is available through Project Gutenberg and as an audiobook from Librivox. _____ Title: “Each Man Kills” Author: Victoria Glad First published: Weird Tales March 1951 Source: ISFDB