The People inside Laura Paige

A killer, a whore and a dead girl. These are three of the people inside Laura Paige, a troubled young woman who butchering her parents a decade earlier. Laura seemed like an easy patient to Dr. Marshall. She had been on her best behavior for years. He never expected Laura's alters were real, or that one of them would turn out to be his own daughter."The People Inside Laura Paige" is the story of Nathan Marshall, a psychiatrist tormented by the loss of his daughter. He finds himself struggling to help Laura Paige, a woman suffering from Demonically Mediated Disassociation. Laura is host to multiple spirits. Dormant for years, Nathan's treatments have revived them, empowering them to move outside of Laura, possessing others and leading them to acts of self mutilation and murder. Soon a psychotic patient mutilates a nurse, a young woman commits suicide in broad daylight, and a retired psychiatrist meets a gory demise on a frozen ice pond. The events seem unconnected to all but Nathan, who has listened to the insane ramblings of Laura's alters--which described the events with chilling accuracy.Nathan's daughter is living inside Laura, but if he were to perform an exorcism he would loose her all over again. Yet he knows the evil spirits inside Laura will kill again if he does not. He enlists the help on an old friend, a priest who claims to have assisted in an exorcism decades earlier. The two set out for a high stakes showdown with the devil, a battle they hope will end in Laura's salvation. The demons who possess Laura have other plans. They are growing in strength every day, and would rather kill than let her go.

About the Author

Robert Lefrancois is a writer of horror fiction. He currently works in the medical field and lives in New England with his wife and two daughters.

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