The author "delivers strange, mysterious tales of a British physician's patients. Although the book jacket promises a nostalgic look at the colorful characters who have touched the doctor's life, the book is actually a collection of occult and horror stories. The author describes himself as a medical graduate from India who settled in England, and the book consists of short tales, framed as diary entries, recounting 'episodes of paranormal incidents' related by his patients. These tales of psychological and spiritual terror tell of astral projection, ghosts, altered states caused by drug use or epilepsy, possession, Hindu mysticism, witchcraft and miraculous healings"--