The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty-1971
The Exorcist is a fictional book written by William Peter Blatty. The book spent 57 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list and was adapted into a motion picture in 1973 with the screenplay of the movie also written by William Blatty earning him an Academy Award. The plot of the book details the demonic possession of the 12 year old Regan MacNeil, daughter of a famous actress Chris MacNeil. After being possessed, the girl starts behaving irrationally and violently. However, initially the mother thinks that Regan is distraught over her parent’s divorce, but the continued changes for the worse in the girl’s personality alarms her. Following numerous unsuccessful treatments, her mother turns to the
The Exorcist is a fictional book written by William Peter Blatty. The book spent 57 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list and was adapted into a motion picture in 1973 with the screenplay of the movie also written by William Blatty earning him an Academy Award. The plot of the book details the demonic possession of the 12 year old Regan MacNeil, daughter of a famous actress Chris MacNeil. After being possessed, the girl starts behaving irrationally and violently. However, initially the mother thinks that Regan is distraught over her parent’s divorce, but the continued changes for the worse in the girl’s personality alarms her. Following numerous unsuccessful treatments, her mother turns to the