The Case Against Satan (Penguin Classics)

The Case Against Satan (Penguin Classics)

Before The Exorcist and Rosemaryâ€™s Baby, there was The Case Against Satan
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By the twentieth century, the exorcism had all but vanished, wiped out by modern science and psychology. But Ray Russellâ€”praised by Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro as a sophisticated practitioner of Gothic fictionâ€”resurrected the ritual with his classic 1962 horror novel, The Case AgainstÂ Satan, giving new rise to the exorcism on page, screen, and even in real life.

Teenager Susan Garth was â€œa clean-talking sweet little girlâ€ of high school age before she started having â€œfitsâ€â€”a sudden aversion to churches and a newfound fondness for vulgarity. Then one night, she strips in front of the parish priest and sinks her nails into his throat. If not madness, then the answer must be demonic possession. To vanquish the Devil, Bishop Crimmings recruits Father Gregory Sargent, a younger priest with a taste for modern ideas and brandy.Â As the two men fight not just the darkness tormenting Susan but also one another, a soul-chilling revelation lurks in the shadowsâ€”one that knows that the darkest evil goes by many names.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143107279
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2015-10-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143107279

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143107279
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2015-10-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143107279

The Case Against Satan (Penguin Classics)

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