{"product_id":"the-exorcist-a-terrifying-classic-of-american-horror","title":"The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan\u003eOriginally published in 1971, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most controversial novels ever written, went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. Two years after its publication, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was, and is, more than just a novel and a film: it is a literary landmark. Purposefully raw and profane, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e still has the extraordinary ability to disturb readers and cause them to forget that it is \"just a story.\" Newly polished and added to by it author and 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\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Luminous Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52343853842727,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/2079\/7223\/files\/91K_PziCq2L._SL1500.jpg?v=1792150362","url":"https:\/\/theluminousbookshop.com\/products\/the-exorcist-a-terrifying-classic-of-american-horror","provider":"The Luminous Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}