Showing results for "The Mesmerist" in Literature & Fiction

Before hypnotism, there was Mesmerism. And in 1894 Minneapolis, in the wake of a national financial crisis, spiritualism of every stripe is all the rage, and women are dying under mysterious circumstances. But until a new guest lands at the Bethany Home for Unwed Mothers, refusing to speak or explain her arrival, the sordid stories of unexplained deaths seem unconnected. Faith’s reticence is quickly interpreted as malevolence, setting the house abuzz with whispers of dark magic.

After weeks of the Mesmerist's sessions, Ditta ought to be cured of her affliction, and yet the Mare returns every night. She fights off sleep as long as she can, but eventually darkness descends. Terrifying creatures chase her through forests as she fights them off breathlessly. Perhaps the doctor's approach has been too subtle. When he pushes Ditta closer to her animal nature, will they fight the Mare together...or submit to its salacious whims?