On Karras's recommendation, the Church summons Father Merrin, a specialist in the exorcism of demons. Medical science is baffled by Regan's plight and, in her increasing despair, Chris turns to troubled priest and psychiatrist Damien Karras, who immediately recognises something profoundly malevolent in Regan's distorted fetures and speech. Writing in 1990, Nol Carroll called The Exorcist a book that quite. The child becomes afflicted by spasms, convulsions and unsettling amnesiac episodes these abruptly worsen into violent fits of appalling foul-mouthed curses, accompanied by physical mutation. The death of William Peter Blatty in January of this year was met with a flurry of. The terrifying novel that inspired the historic motion picture.Īctress and divorced mother Chris MacNeil starts to experience 'difficulties' with her usually sweet-natured eleven-year-old daughter Regan. *Stamp and name plate on inside of cover. Red cloth cover w/ gilded title on spine is immaculate. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition Dust jacket has some fraying / mild tearing to edges, some general wear and two small pieces of tape stuck to spine, but is fully in tact and artwork is still vibrant.īook itself is excellent. Paying tribute, another author described The. William Peter Blatty passed away in 2017. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION HARPER & ROW The Exorcist is a horror novel for people who dont read horror novels.
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