The Parasite

The young man is introduced to a middle-aged woman known as Miss Penclosa, who has a crippled leg and psychic powers.

The skeptical Gilroy's fiancée, Agatha, is put into a trance to prove Miss Penclosa's powers.

The series of cruel tricks ends with him in Agatha's room carrying a small bottle of sulphuric acid.

Writer Patrick Roddy and director Andrew Froemke released a feature-film adaptation of The Parasite in 1997.

[8] CBS Radio Mystery Theater made an adaptation of The Parasite, which originally aired April 7, 1978.