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Young spiritualist teams with old Indian medicine man to battle an evil spirit growing like a tumor on the body of an attractive young woman. Turns out the spirit belongs to a seventeenth century Native American who isn't too pleased with the white man. Masterton's first novel is sort of the kiddie (and possibly kidding) version of The Exorcist, mixed with superficial Indian lore, modern technology, and H. P. Lovecraft. Told in an irreverent tone to match the spiritualist's narration (he's a happy charlatan), but with buckets of blood and gore. Not amusing enough to be funny and not believable enough to be scary. Made into a movie in 1978, and followed by several sequels.
Young spiritualist teams with old Indian medicine man to battle an evil spirit growing like a tumor on the body of an attractive young woman. Turns out the spirit belongs to a seventeenth century Native American who isn't too pleased with the white man. Masterton's first novel is sort of the kiddie (and possibly kidding) version of The Exorcist, mixed with superficial Indian lore, modern technology, and H. P. Lovecraft. Told in an irreverent tone to match the spiritualist's narration (he's a happy charlatan), but with buckets of blood and gore. Not amusing enough to be funny and not believable enough to be scary. Made into a movie in 1978, and followed by several sequels.