The Claws of the Crow by Ruth Wissmannpublished by Warner Books
Copyright 1974
Copyright 1974
"Don't let Veda walk upon your shadow!"
"Don't let the crow clutch you in his claws!"
My timid Aunt Lydia whispered the warnings
when my Aunt Veda could not overhear. But,
these were the hesitant mumblings of a brow-
beaten spinster who trembled before her older
sister. I was young and strong, and before I
yielded to fear, I would discover for myself the
secrets behind the locked doors in this brooding
house, learn the truth about the mysterious
deaths, and feel the hot, heavy weight of evil
THE CLAWS OF THE CROW.
"Don't let the crow clutch you in his claws!"
My timid Aunt Lydia whispered the warnings
when my Aunt Veda could not overhear. But,
these were the hesitant mumblings of a brow-
beaten spinster who trembled before her older
sister. I was young and strong, and before I
yielded to fear, I would discover for myself the
secrets behind the locked doors in this brooding
house, learn the truth about the mysterious
deaths, and feel the hot, heavy weight of evil
THE CLAWS OF THE CROW.
So I gather from the cover that our heroine is inheriting either the Psycho House or a Great Aunt's bird. I vote for the bird, as there is always a damn bird when someone passes away that plans to out live us all.
I suspect the Illustrator had just seen Psycho and couldn't think of anything any scarier. It was the house or a hotel shower. The house just made more sense.
