So, I was recently looking at that FluCamp Quarantine Facility in London (Update: I actually registered with them) where participants could be compensated thousands of pounds to receive a diluted flu virus or placebo. This, with the aim of evaluating the efficacy of new vaccines and medications.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that I am not endorsing or deterring from participation in medical trials. Suitability varies from person to person and anyone considering one should review the information provided by the researchers and healthcare professionals involved.

But what prompted my investigation into compensated clinical trials, you ask? Despite coming from a healthcare background and knowing the importance of prevention and therapeutic advancements, it was this book that actually opened my eyes to their existence, early on in my life. And while I don’t expect my own clinical trial to result in demonic possession anytime soon (i.e. ever), the start of my journey is too entertaining not to mention.

When Kassidy Bell signs up for a Cruor Pharma drug trial, she leaves with a little more than the extra cash she expected. And I’m not talking simple rashes or stomach-roiling nausea. Now that the V20 is inside of her, she can practically feel her demons itching to get out.

Following a timely escape, Kassidy and her fellow participants find themselves in the same impossible situation and must discover a way to reverse the possession before they are consumed entirely.

Will Kassidy survive the consequences of her decision to consent? (More to the point, will I?) The answer to the first is written here.