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Nightshade by Derek Marlowe is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Nightshade about?

Judged purely as a horror novel, Nightshade is undoubtedly a failure. But as an examination of a young couple's deteriorating marriage and loss of identity, it's a mild success. It's more of a literary-type novel, with subtle shadings of mystery and horror. While most genre writers would choose to highlight the mystery and horror elements, Marlowe decides to tell the whole story here: every aspect of their vacation is detailed, whether it relates to the creepy goings-on or not.A married English couple, whose strange, "best friend"-like relationship involves no touching or intimacy of any kind, are vacationing in Haiti. After meeting a local houngan (voodoo priest), some weird, seemingly inexplicable things begin happening. Disembodied voices, subtle-yet-obvious personality shifts, and a suddenly crumbling marriage where the two find that they can no longer relate to each other. Is all this the result of some sinister voodoo, or is there a more rational explanation?But that's just a small part of the story, as most of the novel deals with their day-to-day life during their vacation: meeting other tourists, wandering about, etc. Which is fine, but considering it was marketed as a "cr

Who reads Nightshade?

Author

Derek Marlowe

Publisher

The Viking Press

Published

1975

Language

EN

ISBN

9780670514182

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

3.83 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14