Come Closer
Come Closer by Sara Gran, published by Soho Press on September 26, 2023, is a psychological thriller that explores the unsettling consequences of losing control. In this 168-page novel, Amanda, a successful architect, experiences a series of disturbing events that disrupt her seemingly happy life. As she grapples with a mysterious noise in her apartment and increasingly erratic behavior, Amanda’s struggle raises questions about demonic possession versus a psychological break.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that delves into themes of identity and the human psyche. As Amanda’s life spirals, she encounters a new voice urging her toward destructive actions, leading her to investigate the possibility of demonic influence. The book also includes a new post-script by the author and an “Are You Possessed?” questionnaire, adding depth to this edition. With elements of horror and psychological tension, Come Closer invites readers to confront the darker aspects of the mind.
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Demonic possession or psychic break? One of Esquire‘s Top 50 horror novels of all time delves deep into the terrifying consequences of losing control.
“A perfect horror novel.”—Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World
A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A memo to her boss that’s replaced by obscene insults. Amanda—a successful architect in a happy marriage—finds her life going off kilter by degrees. She starts smoking again, and one night for no reason, without even the knowledge that she’s doing it, she burns her husband with a cigarette. At night she dreams of a beautiful woman with pointed teeth on the shore of a blood-red sea.
The new voice in Amanda’s head, the one that tells her to steal things and talk to strange men in bars, is strange and frightening, and Amanda struggles to wrest back control of her life. A book on demon possession suggests that the figure on the shore could be the demon Naamah, known to scholars of the Kabbalah as the second wife of Adam, who stole into his dreams and tricked him into fathering her child. Whatever the case, as the violence of her erratic behavior increases, Amanda knows that she must act to put her life right, or see it destroyed.
This new edition of the cult classic features a brand new post-script by the author and an “Are You Possessed?” questionnaire.
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