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Overview

The phenomenal bestseller that inspired the classic motion picture—newly re-released in a version you've never seen before!

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780061007224
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 2/28/1994
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 400
  • Sales rank: 103,111
  • Product dimensions: 4.18 (w) x 6.75 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

William Peter Blatty is a writer and filmmaker. The Exorcist, written in 1971, is his magnum opus; he also penned the subsequent screenplay, for which he won an Academy Award. His most recent works include the novels Elsewhere, Dimiter, and Crazy.

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Exorcist

By William Peter Blatty

HarperTorch

Copyright ©1994 William Peter Blatty
All right reserved.
ISBN: 0613913396

Chapter One



Like the brief doomed flare of exploding suns that registers dimly on blind men's eyes, the beginning of the horror passed almost unnoticed; in the shriek of what followed, in fact, was forgotten and perhaps not connected to the horror at all. it was difficult to judge.

The house was a rental. Brooding. Tight. A brick colonial ripped by ivy in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. Across the street, was a fringe of campus belonging to Georgetown University; to the rear, a sheer embankment plummeting steep to busy M Street and, beyond, the muddy Potomac. Early on the morning of April 1, the house was quiet. Chris MacNeil was propped in bed, going over her lines for the next day's filming; Regan, her daughter, was sleeping down the hall; and asleep downstairs in a room off the pantry were the middle-aged housekeepers, Willie and Karl. At approximately 12:25 A.M., Chris glanced from her script with a frown of puzzlement. She heard rapping sounds. They were odd. Muffled. Profound. Rhythmically clustered. Alien code tapped out by a dead man.

Funny.

She listened for a moment; then dismissed it; but as the rappings persisted she could not concentrate. She slapped down the script on the bed.

Jesus, that bugs me!

She got up toinvestigate.

She went out to the hallway and looked around. It seemed to be coming from Regan's bedroom.

What is she doing?

She padded down the hall and the rappings grew suddenly louder, much faster, and as she pushed on the door and stepped into the room, they abruptly ceased.

What the heck's going on?

Her pretty eleven-year-old was asleep, cuddled tight to a large stuffed round-eyed panda. Pookey. Faded from years of smothering; years of smacking, warm, wet kisses.

Chris moved softly to her bedside and leaned over for a whisper. "Rags? You awake?"

Regular breathing. Heavy. Deep.

Chris shifted her glance around the room. Dim light from the hall fell pale and splintered on Regan's paintings; on Regan's sculptures; on more stuffed animals.

Okay, Rags. old mother's ass is draggin'. Say it. "April Fool!"

And yet Chris knew it wasn't like her. The child had a shy and very diffident nature. Then who was the trickster? A somnolent mind imposing order on the rattlings of heating pipes or plumbing? Once, in the mountains of Bhutan, she had stared for hours at a Buddhist monk who was squatting on the ground in meditation. Finally, she thought she had seen him levitate. Perhaps. Recounting the story to someone, she invariably added "perhaps." And perhaps her mind, that untiring raconteur of illusion, had embellished the rappings.

Bullshit! I heard it!

Abruptly, she flicked a quick glance to the ceiling. There! Faint scratchings.

Rats in the attic, for pete's sake! Rats!

She sighed. That's it. Big tails. Thump, thump. She felt oddly relieved. And then noticed the cold. The room. It was icy.

She padded to the window. Checked it. Closed. She touched the radiator. Hot.

Oh, really?

Puzzled, she moved to the bedside and touched her hand to Regan's cheek. It was smooth as thought and lightly perspiring

I must be sick!

She looked at her daughter, at the turned-up nose and freckled face, and on a quick, warm impulse leaned over the bed and kissed her cheek. "I sure do love you," she whispered, then returned to her room and her bed and her script.

For a while, Chris studied. The film was a musical comedy remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. A subplot had been added dealing with campus insurrections. Chris was starring. She played a psychology teacher who sided with the rebels. And she hated it. It's dumb! This scene is absolutely dumb! Her mind, though untutored, never mistook slogans for truth, and like a curious bluejay she would peck relentlessly through verbiage to find the glistening, hidden fact. And so the rebel cause, to her, was "dumb." it didn't make sense. How come? she now wondered. Generation gap? That's a crock, I'm thirty-two. It's just plain dumb, that's all, it's . . .!

Cool it. One more week.

They'd completed the interiors in Hollywood. All that remained were a few exterior scenes on the campus of Georgetown University, starting tomorrow. It was Easter vacation and the students were away.

She was getting drowsy. Heavy lids. She turned to a page that was curiously ragged. Bemused, she smiled. Her English director. When especially tense, he would tear, with quivering, fluttering hands, a narrow strip from the edge of the handiest page and then chew it, inch by inch, until it was all in a ball in his mouth.

Dear Burke.

She yawned, then glanced fondly at the side of her script. The pages looked gnawed. She remembered the rats. The little bastards sure got rhythm. She made a mental note to have Karl set traps for them in the morning.

Fingers relaxing. Script slipping loose. She let it drop. Dumb. It's dumb. A fumbling hand groping out to the light switch. There. She sighed. For a time she was motionless, almost asleep; and then kicked off her covers with a lazy leg. Too freaking hot.

A mist of dew clung soft and gentle to the windowpanes.

Chris slept. And dreamed about death in the staggering particular, death as if death were still never yet heard of while something was ringing, she, gasping, dissolving, slipping off into void, thinking over and over, I am not going to be, I will die, I won't be, and forever and ever, oh, Papa, don't let them, oh, don't let them do it, don't let me be nothing forever and melting, unraveling, ringing, the ringing--

The phone!



Continues...
Excerpted from Exorcist by William Peter Blatty Copyright ©1994 by William Peter Blatty. Excerpted by permission.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 14, 2007

    Incredible

    This book was exactly what I was looking for. It fed me. Page after page it delivered line after line of great storytelling, great characters and great setting. It was eerie without being over the top. It was informative without being boring. It was powerful without being pretentious. This is the ultimate horror novel. It is the standard.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 7, 2011

    The Grandmother of all horror stories.....

    Although Blatty has always described the Exorcist as more of a detective story, The Exorcist comes across as one of the scariest books, and films of all time. It will tap into your deepest fears, and remains one of the few novels that has and will stand the test of time. An instant classic !!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 28, 2011

    Agkaralus u are nuts

    This is a fantastic book! Very chilling!

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  • Posted October 22, 2011

    Scariest...EVER!!!!!

    I read this book when I was 11 years old and I have never read anything that has surpassed the sheer terror this book instilled in me. And TRUST me!!! I've read a TON of horror novels.

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  • Posted September 20, 2011

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    The Exorcist holds up nicely against the test of time

    In 1940s Georgetown, actress and single mother Chris MacNeil begins a new film. Her happy young daughter Regan is with her. The child begins to complain to her mom about noises at night and her bed shaking. Chris assumes it is just a child's imagination perhaps caused by her parents' recent divorce. However, she becomes concerned when Regan's mental state deteriorates. Doctors find nothing wrong while Regan's health changes for the worse as her language is filled with profanity, her strength greater than several circus strong men and she claims to be the devil as she molests herself with a religious icon.

    Chris asks the Jesuits to conduct an exorcism. Psychologist Father Karras, who suffers from a crisis of faith when he failed to be there for his dying widow mom, arrives seeking a medical solution even when he witnesses first hand the inexplicable. Finally Father Merrin comes to Georgetown to attempt the exorcism while DC Police Lieutenant William Kinderman seeks a ritual serial killer who also desecrates churches.

    Forty years since the classic horror was published (two years before the movie) and The Exorcist holds up nicely against the test of time as an exciting good vs. evil thriller in spite of most readers knowing the story line and the release of a sequel (see Legion). The novel is character driven by a strong cast with readers wondering for much of the plot whether Regan is possessed or insane; for how can the devil take residence in an innocent child. This barrier breaker tale remains a strong psychological horror thriller as William Peter Blatty enables his audience to see deep into the souls of the priests, the actress, the cop and mostly the besieged victim.

    Harriet Klausner

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 3, 2011

    I Also Recommend:

    this book seriously is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    amazing from begining to the very end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 19, 2011

    I Also Recommend:

    this book seriously is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    thank you william peter blatty for this one amazing work of art true art in a form of a amazing tale good against evil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 5, 2007

    A reviewer

    This book is a really great read. It held my attention all the way through and I found myself not wanting to put it down. It may be a long book, but I read through it like a flip book. It is wonderfully written and is a great book to read even if you aren't scared by it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 27, 2006

    Awesomely creepy

    if you scare easily dont read this book. it was very chilling but i could just not put this book down for the life of me!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 20, 2005

    Truly The Scariest Book

    This is a very well-written, suspenseful, disturbing, one-of-a-kind, horror novel. This is not for sissies! It is better than the well-known film. I recommend this for all fans of sheer ultimate horror it is cleverly and expertly written. I dare you to read this and not get chills crawling up your spine...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 29, 2004

    LOVES IT!

    This book was sooooo good! It's so gripping! It's like your being possessed to read this book! MUST READ!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 26, 2004

    Excellent

    Read it at one sitting....just like the movie....loved it

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 22, 2003

    Wow, good book!!!!!!

    Wow this book is good and you really can't put it down. All the events and people are described with such amazing adjectives and words. It also scares you and almost makes you afraid of people you know because of the thought of any events in this book happening to them or even you. I saw the movie first and the book has captivated much better. I would definately recommend this book. It's so awesome.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 2, 2003

    Thrilling and spell binding

    This was a remarkable book. I couldn't put it down. Very spooky. A must for all scary story lovers.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2003

    Scarier than the movie!

    This book was absolutely incredible. The book is so consuming that it makes you think twice about what you believe. Blatty describes the horrors of this novel with just enough detail to let your imagination run wild with your fear. Worth the read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 22, 2002

    I couldn't put it down

    This book was great! It was filled with action and excitement, I couldn't put it down. As a matter of fact I started reading it one afternoon and didn't stop until I had finished it, at 3o'clock the next morning!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 18, 2002

    A HORRIFYING. CHILLING. RIVETING. AND MAGNIFICENT CLASSICAL HORROR STORY

    THE SCARIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. A MARVELOUS TALE OF DEVIL POSSESSION, ESPCIALLY DURING A TIME OF ANGUISH AND DISORDER THE WATERGATE SCANDLE, THE ENDING OF VIETMAN WAR. CHILLING, INNOVATIVE, AND ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 15, 2002

    Geraldine v.

    This is an outstanding book containing Religon excitement and Horror.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2002

    Disturbing

    The book, for me, was more disturbing than scary. I don't belive in demonic possession but this book was so well written and I got so wrapped up in the characters, my disbelief was put on hold. The Exorcist is not just about evil, it's also a book about great faith. It's MUCH better than the movie and definatly not for the very impressionable.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 25, 2001

    cerebral horror

    This is one of the best-written stories ever by any fiction writer. The background on demonology is very interesting. The struggle is more psychological than physical as one would expect from a horror story. The images are shocking, even if you haven't seen the movie. Let your imagination give you a hell of a scare.

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