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Diana Turney, a substitute teacher in the small New York hamlet of Leech Lake, is suddenly haunted by memories of sexual abuse at her father's hands. In the midst of this trauma, she discovers she possesses a powerful form of witchcraft: the ability to transform anyone she chooses into their totemic animal. As Diana experiments with this gift, the townsfolk quickly learn that she is not the only one with such powers—her foes also wield supernatural abilities. The strange cycle begins to unfold, exposing the dormant evil energy that once lay within her father and now threatens to erupt. Diana finds herself a conduit for that darkness, and the once-small community must confront the untamed forces she has unleashed, with the stakes of escape and survival hanging in the balance.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Thomas M. Disch
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