{"product_id":"the-exorcist-40th-anniversary-edition-hardcover","title":"The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A horror story for all midnights.\" --The Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Read the book. It's an experience you will never forget.\"--St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe phenomenal #1 bestseller that inspired the classic motion picture, a landmark of supernatural horror that remains the most terrifying and unforgettable novel ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1971, The Exorcist is a bestselling literary phenomenon and remains one of the most frightening and controversial novels ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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--in a terrifying rite of exorcism to free the girl from the ancient malevolent force possessing her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurposefully raw and profane, this landmark of classic horror 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA great read for spooky-season nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1971, \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most controversial novels ever written, went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list, seventeen consecutively at number one. Inspired by a true story of a child's demonic possession in the 1940s, William Peter Blatty created an iconic novel that focuses on Regan, the eleven-year-old daughter of a movie actress residing in Washington, D.C. A small group of overwhelmed yet determined individuals must rescue Regan from her unspeakable fate, and the drama that ensues is gripping and unfailingly terrifying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years after its publication, \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e was, of course, turned into a wildly popular motion picture, garnering ten Academy Award nominations. On opening day of the film, lines of the novel's fans stretched around city blocks. In Chicago, frustrated moviegoers used a battering ram to gain entry through the double side doors of a theater. In Kansas City, police used tear gas to disperse an impatient crowd who tried to force their way into a cinema. The three major television networks carried footage of these events; CBS's Walter Cronkite devoted almost ten minutes to the story. \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e was, and is, more than just a novel and a film: it is a true landmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurposefully raw and profane, \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e still has the extraordinary ability to disturb readers and cause them to forget that it is \"just a story.\" Published here in this beautiful fortieth anniversary edition, it remains an unforgettable reading experience and will continue to shock and frighten a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e--Newsweek\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1971, \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most controversial novels ever written, went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list, seventeen consecutively at number one. Inspired by a true story of a child's demonic possession in the 1940s, William Peter Blatty created an iconic novel that focuses on Regan, the eleven-year-old daughter of a movie actress residing in Washington, D.C. A small group of overwhelmed yet determined individuals must rescue Regan from her unspeakable fate, and the drama that ensues is gripping and unfailingly terrifying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years after its publication, \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e was, of course, turned into a wildly popular motion picture, garnering ten Academy Award nominations. On opening day of the film, lines of the novel's fans stretched around city blocks. In Chicago, frustrated moviegoers used a battering ram to gain entry through the double side doors of a theater. In Kansas City, police used tear gas to disperse an impatient crowd who tried to force their way into a cinema. 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