The Entity

by Frank De Felitta · 1978

When single mother Carlota Moran’s three children are safe in their home, she alone is haunted by a relentless, invisible assailant that invades her bedroom night after night. The unseen force not only attempts to kill her but also violates her in a terrifying, spectral assault, leaving her desperate for help. Yet every plea is met with disbelief: a skeptical psychiatrist deems her delusional, while two graduate students of parapsychology argue that an entity beyond space and time is tormenting her. As the battle between conventional psychiatry and the fringe world of the paranormal intensifies, Carlota must confront a horror that may be far more real—and far more frightening—than anyone imagined. Based on a documented 1974 case, Frank De Felitta’s chilling novel weaves scientific detail, psychological tension, and supernatural dread into a relentless thriller that will keep readers up with the lights on.