An interesting story that stands out from some others in the collection because it’s very focused on religion and

Satan and demonic possession

as opposed to less explicable phenomena. It felt like Caldecott really just wanted to explore these themes himself and there’s a lot packed into less than 100 pages.

The style is interesting, covering events from the perspective of not just the pastor but also including letters by a member of the congregation, comments of townsfolk, and somewhat of an epilogue with outsiders discussing the main events.

Overall I thought there was a bit too much explanation and not enough setup to create real suspense. Things got to their climax quite quickly and then were wrapped up too neatly.