WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVELA chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia.To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. With John, Marjorie’s father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface—and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.
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A Head Full of Ghosts
WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVELA chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia.To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. With John, Marjorie’s father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface—and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.
Popular Reviews(4)
Reviewed by Raphaela Die Haupthandlung finde ich klasse. Die Protagonistin ist toll getroffen, man kann es nachempfinden, was sie durchmacht hat. Sie ist glaubwürdig und sympathisch und man kann sehr gut verstehen, wie eng und gut die Beziehung zwischen den Schwestern war. Die Story ist weniger gruselig, als bedrückend. Es ist weniger Horror, als die Geschichte einer Familie, die dabei ist, an der Situation zu zerbrechen. Ja, die Geschichte ist nicht neu, das ändert aber nichts daran, dass dieser Teil einfach mitreißend geschrieben ist. Anders verhält es sich mit der Rahmenhandlung. Sowohl die Szenen mit der erwachsenen Merry, wie auch die Blogeinträge fand ich furchtbar dröge und ehrlich gesagt komplett überflüssig. Ich hatte hier beim Lesen immer das Gefühl, der Autor wollte schlicht Seiten schinden, immerhin reden wir hier von knapp 100 Seiten Füllmaterial bei einem 380 Seitenbuch. Nichts desto trotz, gibt es von mir eine Empfehlung, denn die Haupthandlung ist es einfach wert. Den Rest kann man ja überblättern oder überfliegen.
Reviewed by StephanWhat is the point of this book? I really don’t understand.
Reviewed by Caroline Köhn3,5 It was a solid 4 until the last page came.
Reviewed by Chrissy SalazarThe Stephen Graham Jones cameo lol