The Parasite

Arthur Conan Doyle’s tense, unsettlingly supernatural tale of obsession and controlAfter Austin Gilroy’s fiancée is hypnotised, he finds himself drawn into the orbit of the woman responsible – Miss Penclosa.Soon, disturbances begin to unsettle him: actions he cannot account for, thoughts that seem to come from elsewhere.As Penclosa’s hold over Gilroy tightens, he discovers how little control he has over his own mind.Told through a series of journal entries, The Parasite follows a self-declared rational man drawn into a relationship he cannot escape - or fully understand. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days