The Exorcist (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: William Peter Blatty
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—occult
- Time of Work: 1970
- Setting: Northern Iraq and Washington, D.C.
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: 1970’s, Exorcism, Washington, D.C., Devils or demons, Middle East, Jesuits, Talisman or magical object, Demoniac possession
- Locales: Washington, D.C., Iraq
The Plot
After finishing an archaeological dig in ancient Nineveh, Jesuit priest Lankester Merrin prepares to leave Iraq and return to the United States. A strange premonition, however, fills the elderly priest as he sifts through the recently collected artifacts and discovers an amulet bearing the head of Pazuzu, a demon of sickness and disease. Merrin leaves for home with an icy conviction that he will soon face an ancient enemy.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., film star and recently divorced mother Chris MacNeil has rented a home across the street from Georgetown...
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