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The Dark Other

The Dark Other

by Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman), 1902-1935

BookID: 50561

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Horror talesPsychological fictionMultiple personality -- Fiction

Description

"The Dark Other" by Stanley G. Weinbaum is a horror novel written in the 1920s and published in 1950. Patricia Lane falls in love with Nicholas Devine, a gentle writer who undergoes terrifying transformations, becoming cold and menacing. When Devine's sudden personality changes escalate into violence, Patricia seeks help from psychologist Dr. Carl Horker. What follows is a chilling mystery that blurs the line between psychological horror and the supernatural, leading to a shocking medical discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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