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Robert Marasco

Born

in The Bronx, New York City, The United States

September 22, 1936

Died

December 10, 1998

Website

http://www.valancourtbooks.com/robert-marasco.html

Genre

Horror

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Robert Marasco was born in the Bronx in 1936 and educated at Regis High School in Manhattan and Fordham University. A classical scholar, Marasco taught at Regis before turning to writing, with Child’s Play, an eerie melodrama about incidents of evil at a Catholic boys’ school. The play was a surprise success in 1970, running for 343 performances on Broadway and earning a Tony Award nomination for best play of the year, and was adapted for a 1972 film.

Marasco also wrote two novels: Burnt Offerings (1973) and Parlor Games (1979). Burnt Offerings was a bestseller and spawned a 1976 film adaptation directed by Dan Curtis and starring Oliver Reed, Karen Black, and Bette Davis.

Marasco died of lung cancer in 1998.

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	Burnt Offerings 3.78 avg rating — 10,367 ratings — published 1973 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It was just curiosity of course, nothing stronger. Perfectly natural.”
― Robert Marasco, Burnt Offerings

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“The closer she looked at those windows, the lovelier and more irresistible the house became.”
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“His will was weakening; he recognised the signs.”
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