With John, Marjorie's father, out of work for more than a year and medical bills looming, the family reluctantly agrees to be filmed-never imagining that The Possession would become an instant hit. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts' plight for a reality television show. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. As their home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's bizarre outbursts and subsequent descent into madness.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ī chilling domestic drama that blends psychological suspense with a touch of modern horror from a new, brilliantly imaginative master 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. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.įifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry.
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. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. 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. WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVELĪ 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.
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