The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty
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The Exorcist
A Novel

Author: William Peter Blatty

Narrator: William Peter Blatty, Eliana Shaskan

Unabridged: 12 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 10/04/2011

Synopsis

""A horror story for all midnights.""  —The Boston Globe“Read the book. It's an experience you will never forget.”—St. Louis Post-DispatchThe phenomenal #1 bestseller that inspired the classic motion picture, which remains the most terrifying and unforgettable horror novel ever written.Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist is a bestselling literary phenomenon and remains one of the most frightening and controversial novels ever written.Based on true events of a child’s demonic possession in the 1940s, The Exorcist tells the story of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil and her mother Chris, a famous actress and doting mother. When Regan’s personality unexpectedly shifts and she starts exhibiting disturbing, often violent behavior, her desperate mother is driven to seek help from two Catholic priests, men who will risk everything—including their own souls— to free the girl from the ancient malevolent force possessing her.Purposefully raw and profane, this novel still has the extraordinary ability to shock readers and cause them to forget that it is “just a story.” More than fifty years after its initial publication, The Exorcist remains a truly unforgettable reading experience.

About William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty (1928–2017) was the bestselling author of The Exorcist, which he turned into an Academy Award–winning screenplay. The son of immigrant parents, he was a comic novelist before embarking on a four-decade career as a successful Hollywood writer. Blatty died on January 12, 2017, in Bethesda, Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on February 26, 2022

Who doesn´t know those nasty, itchy childhood diseases that can cause potential long-term complications when one gets them as an adult such as chickenpox, scarlet fever, demonic obsessive compulsive disorder, ... It´s a well-written novel, but what interests me more is the development of the horror......more

Goodreads review by Peter on January 13, 2015

Absolute classic, good atmosphere, compelling story... if you want to met William F. Kindermann again, read Legion, the follow up; clear recommendation, both books!......more

Goodreads review by Anne on February 17, 2025

Oh. My. God. What even was this? There was a level of crazy that I just WAS NOT expecting. I thought this priest was going to try and cast out a demon and a little girl was going to cough chunks of puke on him. I had no idea what sort of layers of insanity I was dealing with here. Ok, ok, ok. Did anyo......more

Goodreads review by Alejandro on February 10, 2017

Curiosity compels you to read this! THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS It was kinda hard to decide the rating on this novel. If I'd think only on the raw reading experience, I would say that it was a 3-star material. However, I had to ponder about the whole additional info and further development of c......more

Goodreads review by Brett on May 02, 2021

I really enjoyed this one. It has all the elements of eerie paranormal horror with some mystery. The plot involves a little girl who's life goes from normal to complete terror. The little girl, Regan, starts playing with a ouija board and an unknown presence begins communicating with her. The unwant......more

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