"Read the book! It's an experience you will never forget." St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"The Exorcist is as superior to most books of its kind as an Einstein equation is to an accountant's column of figures." New York Times Book Review
The Exorcist changed popular culture forever. Now, William Peter Blattys groundbreaking storythe runaway bestseller that started it allis reincarnated in this spectacular 40th Anniversary Edition, perfect for fans of the classic film. Readers of supernatural horror stories from Salems Lot to Sandman Slim will be enthralled by the novel that burst through societys seven seals, a tale that plumbs the true depths of darkness within us all and the novel that paved the way for the entire genre that followed it: the unforgettable Exorcist.