恶魔,之夜

简介

　　A)merican [/[,psychologist(\] John Ho #(lden ar,
rives in Lon;don t
o pa$
#r@ticipa]./te in a  symposium aiming to expo,*=se wit!(chcraft /_a(=nd devil-worship as a frau-d^, with :@attention cent .`ered on a cul@.t run by a J?(ulian Karsw )
e$`#ll. Debarking his plane, Holden learns  : %_`t)!%ha?t t ?he symposium lea+!!de.:r, Hen?=$r**y Ha^;rring,\ton, has suddenly died and $h e is now in * charge. ] What only the audience  .knows is ^+t:@hat Ha;rri/%ng/^?ton was clear__ly kille #d by a de$mo=n, apparently sum(moned by K
!arswell to a\ v[;;enge#(` hi-\s ]+
persecution. +@Des ;pit/!
e both threatening a;nd ca  joling be_-ha/[`v ):ior b[(y Kars]well,.:.+( Ho* lden determines to p.^roceed, though th`e only cult member w(%\illing#, to t+*alk about- his experienc(es i,;?s_/ in?+ a pr%*!%iso ,$)n psych_*i atric wa `+r+d,)^! cata tonic afte/_:?r ,$allegedly%+`) killing yet =*another.#+ cult memb.\er.`- However,=@(, H:[.arrington's niec^((e, Joanna, believes, based on ($her uncle&#39s n,o[!-tes, th/-at Karswell may* ind[eed hav % e so-me satani:c powers derived f^r/om +#an ancient t=_om;^#e)
 in an ob_scure language ^` wh(,)#i.*ch he
 has be#en able  %+to tr.+anslate,;% an*,d attemp+ts to wa[rn the skeptic Holden. Karswell's mo!!.,the.r %*]
also attempts to%` war-( ?n H_?olden o^ff. However, the#  thing= which begins, `to most get-] to Holden a
re?` the o++ccasio;. `nal?], b^@ut , /:mo*unting, ,;@sensory an#(d mental disturba^nces he begi\$`ns  experi:!en+?ci$]ng%^ after a]!(n `::e:n$ c=:ounter?$ with K.*a-rswell, and the dis]c overy !that, duri`n^@g t (?_his encounte\r, Kar.*%swell secretly s*!lipped a s\ lip of par[)c#:hment @ w^==it?(h a curse i
n *@ru,..nic symbols on it in*to Holden&#$ 39s belon$g]?(.i?ngs, a parchment $_+$ide!%ntic%:al to one:  Harrington reco+!rded having ha*$d passed to him ),i:n a similar manner shor]tly b/efor;
e his dea/ /th... [N.B. Holden. \.at no, poi`nt stay*$s at :the Ka /rsw ell es/?tate].