''The Dark Other'' is a
horror
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novel by
Stanley G. Weinbaum. It was first published in
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
by
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 700 copies. The manuscript, written in the 1920s, was originally titled ''The Mad Brain''. With permission of his widow,
Forrest J Ackerman edited it, modernizing the manuscript to remove some of the "anachronisms"
of the 20s.
[ Forrest J Ackerman, "Book Reviews", Other Worlds Science Stories, November 1950, p. 84.]
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.
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1950 American novels
American horror novels
Novels about writers
Works by Stanley G. Weinbaum
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. books
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