Jean Ray

Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (1887–1964) was a prolific Belgian writer best known by his pseudonym Jean Ray. While he produced journalism, detective stories, and children's literature under various names including John Flanders, he gained international recognition for his French-language tales of the fantastique. His most notable work is the macabre novel Malpertuis, which was adapted into a 1971 feature film.