<p><strong>The phenomenal #1 bestseller that inspired the classic motion picture--= the most terrifying and unforgettable horror novel ever written--now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.</strong></p><p>"<strong>A page-turner par excellence. Poe and Mary Shelley would recognize [Blatty] as working in their ambiguous limbo between the natural and the supernatural . . . hair-rising.</strong>"<strong>--<em>Life</em></strong></p><p>"<strong>Read the book. It's an experience you will never forget.</strong>"<strong>--<em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em> </strong></p><p>Originally published in 1971, <em>The Exorcist</em> was a bestselling literary phenomenon and one of the most frightening--and controversial--novels ever written. Based on true events--a child's demonic possession in the 1940s--it is the story of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, whose sudden disturbing, and often violent, behavior drive her desperate mother, Chris, a famous actress, to eventually seek help from two Catholic priests, men who will risk everything--including their own souls-- to free the girl from an ancient malevolent force possessing her.</p><p>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."</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> William Peter Blatty<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper Perennial<br><b>Published:</b> 08/27/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 384<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780063412934