French writer (real name Jeanne Mareteux-Level) of short horror fiction, strongly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. Level adapted several of his short works for dramatic performance, primarily at Paris' notorious Grand Guignol theater.
A story that has some gender issues in common with Edith Wharton's "Kerfol" — but in this case, Beware of Dog(s). From Tales of Mystery and Horror (1920).