Query: Novels about spirit possession or Chinese alternate history
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Dyke and the Dybbuk
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian
Illumine Lingao
The Host (novel)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Ship of Ishtar
The Exorcist (novel)
Pet Sematary
The Prophecy (Applegate novel)
Of Love and Other Demons
Evidence from documents: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Quirrell wears a turban to conceal the fact that he is voluntarily possessed by Voldemort, whose face appears on the back of Quirrell's head.
The Dyke and the Dybbuk: The novel is a satirical story based on Jewish folklore, in which an ancient ''dybbuk'' – a malicious possessing spirit – returns to haunt a modern-day London lesbian.
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian: The spirits rise and possess Beckett and Myles, Artemis's twin brothers, Juliet, corpses, and woodland critters. Queen Bellico is the spirit possessing Juliet.
Illumine Lingao: is a Chinese ''chuanyue'' (time travel) novel co-written by Xiao Feng () under the pen name "Boaster" (). The novel was originally published online in 2009 on Qidian Chinese Network. The first print volume was published by China Radio, Film & TV Press in 2017.
In the story, more than 500 people from early-21st-century China intentionally travel back in time via wormhole to the Chongzhen-era late Ming dynasty in 1628 AD. Settling in Lingao County on the island of Hainan, the time travelers set out to establish an industrialized society and change the course of history.
The Host (novel): The book is about Earth, in a post-apocalyptic time, being invaded by a parasitic alien race known as "Souls", and follows one Soul's predicament when the consciousness of her human host refuses to give up her body.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Voldemort possesses Harry, in an attempt to get Dumbledore to kill Harry, but Harry fights off the possession, driving out Voldemort just as Fudge arrives.
The Ship of Ishtar: In the novel, the deities have possessed the bodies of their human priests.
The Exorcist (novel): ''''The Exorcist''''' is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon.
Pet Sematary: Jud states that he believes that whatever came back was not Timmy, but a "demon" that had possessed his corpse.
The Prophecy (Applegate novel): The Arn says Aldrea must choose a host to enter, and they decide it will be either Rachel, because of her dangerous attitude, or Toby because she is her granddaughter.
Of Love and Other Demons: In the beginning of the book she is bit by a rabid dog. Even though she shows no signs of rabies, she is subject to multiple "healing" methods, which can be considered torture. She is sent to the convent of Santa Clara to receive an exorcism, which many people have died from. She receives attention from a priest, Father Cayetano, who is kind to her and initially believes she does not need to be exorcised.