'Suspense that never lets up!' - Publishers Weekly It's an experience you will never forget.' - St. ' The Exorcist should be read twice the first time for the passion and horrifying intensity of the story, with a second reading to savor the subtleties of language and phrasing. A parable for our times, a stunning achievement.' - London Sunday Express fast, powerful, and completely gripping, a hypnotic combination of morality tale and supernatural detective story. Poe and Mary Shelley would recognize as working in their ambiguous limbo between the natural and the supernatural. driving to a violent conclusion.' - Cosmopolitan Blatty makes you think this scary tale really might have happened.' - Cleveland Plain Dealer 'Immensely satisfying, it hold its readers in a vise-like grip worthy of Poe.' - Los Angeles Times Written in a literate style, The Exorcist is to most other novels of its kind as an Einstein equation is to an accountant's column of figures.' - New York Times Book Review 'There are not many readers who will be unmoved. 'A horror story for all midnights.' - The Boston Globe Now, fifty years since its publication, it remains an unforgettable reading experience that will continue to shock and frighten a new generation of readers. Purposefully raw and profane, The Exorcist continues to engross and disturb readers. The Exorcist was, and is, more than just a novel and a film: it is a true landmark of American culture.and a reflection of our innermost fears. The three major television networks carried footage of these events, and CBS’s Walter Cronkite devoted almost ten minutes to the story. In Kansas City, police used tear gas to disperse an impatient crowd who tried to force their way into a cinema. In Chicago, frustrated moviegoers used a battering ram to gain entry through the double side doors of a theater. On the opening day of the film, lines of fans stretched around city blocks. Soon after its publication, The Exorcist became a wildly popular motion picture, garnering ten Academy Award nominations.

Timeless and terrifying, The Exorcist is a story that has gripped the public zeitgeist for nearly half a century. When sweet Regan's behavior turns sinister, a small group of overwhelmed yet determined individuals take it upon themselves to rescue the poor girl from her unspeakable fate. Inspired by the shockingly true story of a child’s demonic possession in the 1940s, William Peter Blatty's iconic novel focuses on Regan, the eleven-year-old daughter of a movie actress residing in Washington, D.C. A literary phenomenon soon after its release, it spent fifty-seven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, seventeen consecutively at number one. Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist remains one of the most controversial novels ever written.

The exorcist by william peter blatty