The Beast Within is a 1981 horror novel written by American horror novelist Edward Levy. The Beast Within was also made into a movie in 1982. Brooklyn-born writer Edward Levy wrote his first novel, Came a Spider, in 1978. The Beast Within followed in 1981. Levy published a third novel in 2020, entitled Something Most Evil. Levy's novel The Beast Within was also made into a movie in 1982. The book begins in the 1920s on the farm of Henry Scruggs. Henry is a fanatically religious man who believes that people are vile and base, and that sex—even marital sex—is repulsive and sinful. Henry's Wife, Sarah, much younger than Henry, disagrees. One day, a traveling salesman named Jimmy Connors shows up at the farm, telling them his car broke down.
Adaptations (1)
The Beast Within was adapted into a 1982 film.
The Beast Within1982 · film · 98 min · dir. Philippe Mora · IMDb ↗A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
