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Horror

The Parasite

by Ramsey Campbell
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Description

Twenty years after a game of Ouija ends in a ten-year-old's disappearance, Rose Tierney discovers that she has developed psychic powers that enable her to see into the future and travel without her body, but that make her vulnerable to an evil force.

What it’s like

ThemeOccultPsychological HorrorScaredThe UncannyThe HauntingTransformation & Becoming
ViolenceStandard
HorrorTerrifying

Awards

1 win
WinnerAugust Derleth Award (British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel)1981

Details

First published
August 1980
Pages
369
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Series
Standalone

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