The Exorcist (1971) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 4 stars

“"If you're looking for horror, read R.L. Stine; though this too has moments that will send a chill down your spine. What makes it worth the read is the unique style of writing, which creates the ambiance of horror and suspense - read it alone at night for the experience."”

• Rated 3 stars

“I was a little nervous to read another horror book, after just finishing Clive Barker, as I didn't think anything could compare, but I was happily surprised. The Exorcist was scary and kept me interested throughout the entire book, even though I'd already seen parts of the movie - and it was very similar. ”

• Rated 3 stars

“This book gave me such bad nightmares that I never wanted to see the movie.”

• Rated 1 stars

“I "accidently" read this book when I had just turned 11. My uncle, who was 28, was staying with us during the summer of 1970. He hadn't read it yet, when I asked if I could read it, he said ok. Scared me to death, seriously, the wrongest book I ever read. After I finished reading it, my parents found out, and they got very made at my uncle. Was too late, I couldn't un-read it.”

• Rated 4 stars

“The Power of Christ compels you to read this book!”

• Rated 3 stars

“Terrifying. Blatty does the horror genre much justice. I hardly slept for two nights!”

• Rated 3 stars

“I actually expected more from it. it felt fairly anti-climatic. ”

• Rated 5 stars

“Many people misread this book. The actual theme is not as much the possession itself, but the terror of Regan's mother that death is annihilation and that there is no afterlife. The presence of the demon is both a curse and a blessing--a curse in that it caused Megan great suffering and resulted in the deaths of two priests, but a blessing in providing evidence of the existence of a spiritual realm for Regan's mother, thus increasing the possibility that death is not the final end of human life.”

• Rated 5 stars

“This book is a before and an after in the literature of terror; ! Superb!”