{"product_id":"9780063412934","title":"The Exorcist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eA 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eRead the book. It's an experience you will never forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1971, \u003cem\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurposefully raw and profane, this novel still has the extraordinary ability to shock readers and cause them to forget that it is “just a story.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Peter Blatty","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2024-08-27","offer_id":45882077348095,"sku":"9780063412934","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_274249ef-6d7c-4392-a7f1-a1a78caf5c32.jpg?v=1721081683","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780063412934","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}