Altered States

Paddy Chayefsky

Original title: Altered states

first published 1978 Bantam Books, 1981 paperback

Altered States is the ultimate horror story-- the story of one young scientist's terrifying experiment to find the origins of consciousness. Entombed in an isolation tank, fed with a powerful hallucinogenic drug, he experiences finally the supreme moment of terror that is the beginning of life.

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Altered states paperback · 1981 · Bantam Books · 9780553124729
Altered States paperback · 1981 · Bantam Books (Mm) · 9780553147377
Altered states edition · 1978 · Harper & Row · 184 pages

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