Selección Terror: Alguien pintó el mal

Museum Catalog Note *Alguien Pintó el Mal* (Someone Painted Evil), by Ralph Barby, is a Spanish-language pulp terror story published by Editorial Bruguera in April 1981. The narrative follows Judge Cunning, who arrives at All Saint's Hospital—a decaying psychiatric institution—to retrieve patient Dorothy Ambross under cover of darkness. Accompanied by medical aide Laura Berner, they travel by car to a river, then by motorboat to an isolated island. There they meet Aldo Wassermann, nephew of the house's owner Florence Wassermann, at a decrepit manor situated on supposedly sacred, prehistorically significant ground. Judge Cunning reveals their purpose: conducting a séance using Dorothy Ambross, described as a genuinely gifted medium despite her psychiatric hospitalization. The judge claims the island location possesses inherent magical properties, with a history of supernatural incidents. Laura expresses professional objections to subjecting her patient to such activities, but the doctor has authorized the session. The narrative establishes an atmosphere of Gothic mystery and occult intrigue as preparations begin before dawn.