Cover artist Jon Arfstrom Publication date 1950 Country United States of America | Language English Originally published 1950 Genre Horror fiction OCLC 2322264 | |
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Publisher Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. Similar The Black Flame, Dawn of Flame, The Red Peri, The New Adam, Valley of Dreams | ||
The Dark Other is a horror novel by Stanley G. Weinbaum. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 700 copies. The manuscript, written in the 1920s, was originally titled The Mad Brain.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns Patricia Lane who is in love with Nicholas Devine, a quiet and gentle writer. Devine undergoes sudden changes becoming cold and calculating. Frightened by this, Lane consults psychologist Dr. Carl Horker who rescues her from Devine while under the influence of one of his spells. Devine again attacks Horker, and overcomes him. He is then shot by Lane and rushed to a hospital where a second brain is discovered and removed.
References
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