Breeder by Douglas Clegg

These excerpts from "Breeder - Douglas Clegg.pdf" tell a horror narrative centered around a couple, Rachel and Hugh Adair, who move into the unsettling Draper House, which they are attempting to renovate. Their personal struggles—Hugh’s unemployment, alcohol abuse, and troubled family history, combined with Rachel's recent miscarriage and desire for a baby—are interwoven with the house's sinister past, which includes cult murders, possession, and a demonic entity. Hugh's wealthy and abusive father, Winston Adair, and Hugh's brother, Ted, are embroiled in the house's dark secrets, particularly a history of voodoo and illegal abortions orchestrated by a bokor named Gil DuRaz. The couple’s eccentric downstairs tenant, Mrs. Deerfield, is revealed to be part of a group attempting to use Rachel as an incubator for a demonic fetus, leading to a violent confrontation where Hugh and a mambo named Mattie Peru fight to save Rachel from the supernatural evil of the house. The narrative concludes with Rachel and Hugh escaping the burning house, while the cursed structure remains standing.