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Comparing Regan, lost inside her own body and tormented by a demon, to Trisha, the little girl lost in the woods and tormented by her own mind (and her own subconscious)…
Reading both books at the same time…
My heart is breaking.

The interaction between Chris and Karras from their first meeting on the bridge is so intimate and borderline sexual. It laces the tension tighter than a Victorian corset.😁. It lingers throughout his first encounter with Regan.

Blatty’s Detective Kinderman is the very definition of tenacious bulldog investigator.
Sam Spade would be proud.

How do I like my morning fare? A mystery wrapped up in an assumed demonic possession and liberally salted with intense drama.
How do you like your morning stories?

Just a little Black Mass descriptive info at breakfast
🤢😵‍💫🙄

And so, all those modern movies where creatures twist into abnormal visions of horror - bending, cracking, and popping bones.
Yep, it all originated with The Exorcist.
Not the movie.
The book.

A book disappears off a table.
In any other book, that wouldn’t be much of a foreshadow.
And stop with the window reinforcement already.
I’ve seen the movie!!!!🤣. A dozen times at least!

Blatty’s Father Karras character is simply sublime.

Broad morning sunshine on my back snd still this book gives me chills.

Twisting and knotting up the reader before a big “scene”. Anticipation drags the reader.