Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #118358 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 319 pages

Synopsis
"The Exorcist" is the terrifying story of an 11-year-old girl possessed by an overwhelming demonic force.

From the Back Cover
Made into a terrifying film - The Exorcist - the most famous novel of Satanism and possession ever written.

The terror begins unobtrusively. Noises in Regan's room, an odd smell, the displacement of furnitute, an icy chill. Easy explanations are offered. Then frightening changes start in the eleven-year-old girl. Medical tests shed no light on her symptoms, but it is as if a different personality has invaded the child.

Father Damien Karras, a Jesuit priest, is called in. Is it possible that a demonic force is present in the child? Exorcism is the only answer...

About the Author
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty is the author of the bestselling The Exorcist, as well as several other novels. He lives in America.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding.
Held my attention from start to finish. A "must read" worthy of 6 stars.
Without a shadow of a doubt, this is one of the best books I have ever read. It is truly a masterpiece. Well done Mr Blatty.

Scared to Death Again!!
If you want a book, that will scare the living daylights out of you, read this book.....it should come with a health warning!
I read this book (against my mothers wishes) when I was a teenager. Now, after re reading it, It still scares me!!!
Based on, some would say, a true story/event.....It portrays a demonic possession of Regan, from the beginning, to the end of the possession. It is one of those books, that make the hairs on your neck stand to attention! Buy it now, read it, and then I dare you to get a good nights sleep.....! Best Horror book ever!!!

Your mother sucks cakes in Hull.....actually!
This is an absolutely legendary book. Apparently it's loosely based on a true story of demonic possession - which makes it all the more sinister. I first read the Exorcist when I was a 14 year old schoolgirl, subsequently failing to get any shut-eye for about two weeks. Yes I was scared! and possibly scarred? I was prompted to its pages of pea green puke after having heard so many 'horror' stories. My parents used to talk about how the film was banned in the '70s and caused utter outrage. So read it now! you won't be afraid......much.