{"product_id":"a-head-full-of-ghosts-9780062363244","title":"A Head Full of Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The \u003cem\u003eShining\u003c\/em\u003e, Shirley Jackson's \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/em\u003e, and William Peter Blatty's\u003cem\u003e The Exorcist\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts' plight. 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Possession\u003c\/em\u003e, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tremblay, Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062363244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Paul Tremblay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39457994211403,"sku":"9780062363244","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_680f99e2-ff9b-4ff4-9140-a80ea9bc4913.jpg?v=1628002112","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/a-head-full-of-ghosts-9780062363244","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}