The Subjugated Beast

A legendary rarity, originally published in 1939, “The Subjugated Beast” is not simply a literary curiosity, but a true masterpiece of the horror genre, years ahead of its time. The late Karl Edward Wagner included the novel in his list of “The 13 Best Non-Supernatural Horror Novels”. Wagner wrote of the book “Ryan could combine psychological cruelty with Grand Guignol horror better than any writer going, except perhaps Charles Birkin, and she had a knack for putting her characters into situati...