WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL
A 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.
© 2015 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062411525
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 2 juni 2015
WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL
A 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.
© 2015 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062411525
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 2 juni 2015
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Anna
3 okt 2022
The ending gave me chills and I couldn't stop thinking about the horror of it for a few days.
Anita
18 feb 2023
A good read. I’m still trying to get my head around it. It’s a definite!
Anoesia
31 jul 2023
Zeker 3 keer overnieuw begonnen. Ik kon er mijn aandacht niet bijhouden vanwege de stem. Toch leek het verhaal op zich mij heel spannend. Jammer. Ik ga nog es proberen . Ik wil het eind toch weten. 🙂
AJ
3 mrt 2023
A very interesting and well-constructed novel that both investigates and purportes the possession genre. Both thought-provoking and entertaining.
Denise
26 mrt 2021
Geweldig en bijzonder verdrietig en wrang verhaal waarbij je je voortdurend afvraagt wat nou realiteit is en wat niet.
Bloeme
8 nov 2022
Goed geschreven. Leuke ontknoping.
X
10 dec 2023
Erg lang
Chelsey
1 sep 2023
Heel spannend!
Gon
7 jun 2021
Keeps you guessing untill the end.
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