[UA] The Demon / MPD/DID

[Epoch]

On Tue, 28 May 2002, cd skogsberg wrote:

> > It occurs to me that one possible UA explanation for MPD is that the
> > victims are living ghost traps -- when put under sufficient stress,
> > they are able to pull a demon into themselves, and force *it* to
> > deal with the source of trauma.
> 
> See also Tim Powers' _Earthquake Weather_, which has some of these
> things explicitly occuring (and quite probably _Expiration Date_, too,
> but I haven't read that one).

It does also occur in Expiration Date.  Plus, Expiration Date rules, so
you should read it anyhow.  And you should definitely read it before
Earthquake Weather, since Earthquake Weather is a sequel to both Last Call
and Expiration Date.

Mike

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