La novela policiaca de quiosco como narrativa de terror: Villa del Mar y El caserón del órgano de Josefina de la Torre

Abstract

This article analyses two kiosk novels published by the Spanish writer Josefina de la Torre during the decade of 1940: Villa del Mar (1941) and El caserón del órgano (1944). It studies how she reproduces in them some of the most common features of the crime and horror subgenres, such as the detective as an adventure hero, the (false) haunted house and the incredibly evil murderer, to offer works intended for the leisure of the readers 1 .