Book description
Father Damien Karras: 'Where is Regan?'
Regan MacNeil: 'In here. With us.'
The terror begins unobtrusively. Noises in the attic. In the
child's room, an odd smell, the displacement of furniture, an icy
chill. At first, easy explanations are offered. Then frightening
changes begin to appear in eleven-year-old Regan. Medical tests fail
to shed any light on her symptoms, but it is as if a different
personality has invaded her body.
Father Damien Karras, a Jesuit priest, is called in. Is it possible
that a demonic presence has possessed the child? Exorcism seems to be
the only answer...
First published in 1971, The Exorcist became a literary
phenomenon and inspired one of the most shocking films ever made.
Freshly polished and expanded by the author, including new dialogue, a
new character and a chilling new extended scene, this unique fortieth
anniversary edition provides an unforgettable reading experience that
has lost none of its power to shock - and is poised to terrify a new
generation of readers.
Born in 1928, William Peter Blatty is a novelist and Academy
Award-winning screenwriter. As well the horror classic,
The Exorcist
, his other novels include
The Ninth Configuration
,
Legion
and
Dimiter
. He lives in Maryland.
