The crystal cup was the first story published by Bram Stoker and became his first literary success. In this story, Stoker takes us to a fantastic world in which the commitment of an artist with his work will end in tragedy. In The Squaw , Stoker explores the banality or unconsciousness of human evil in a story that falls within the tradition of Gothic horror. A disturbing story of revenge in which an unthinking action will have macabre consequences.