The Exorcist

Name: The Exorcist
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ISBN: 9780857508171

Quite possibly the most terrifying novel ever written . . .

William Peter Blatty

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Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
24 September 2026

Horror & ghost stories

For millions of readers, William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist remains the most terrifying novel ever written. Now, fifty-five years after it was first published and coinciding with cult director Mike Flanagan's relaunch of the 'Exorcist' film franchise, here is a new hardback edition complete with an introduction by one of today's bestselling horror novelists, Grady Hendrix . . .

Father Damien Karras- 'Where is Regan?'

Regan MacNeil- 'In here. With us.'

The terror begins unobtrusively. Noises in the attic. In the child's room, an odd smell, the displacement of furniture, an icy chill. At first, easy explanations are offered. Then frightening changes begin to appear in eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil. Medical tests fail to shed any light on her symptoms, but it is as if a different personality has invaded her body.

Father Damien Karras, a Jesuit priest, is called in. Is it possible that a demonic presence has possessed the child? Exorcism seems to be the only answer...

First published in 1971, The Exorcist became a literary phenomenon and inspired one of the most shocking films ever made. This edition - published in 2014 - is Blatty's preferred version. Polished and expanded by him, the narrative included new dialogue, a new character and a new - and chilling - extended scene. It may be fifty-plus years since this classic novel was first published, but in that time it has lost none of its power to shock, thrill and terrify its readers.

By: William Peter Blatty
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9780857508171
ISBN 10: 0857508172
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 24 September 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Peter Blatty was born in 1928. The Exorcist was first published in 1971 and has become one of the defining works of horror fiction. His other novels include The Ninth Configuration, Legion, Elsewhere and Dimiter. He died in 2017.