I didnt know where to get the film developed so i never saw a single one of them. My best friends exorcism, grady hendrixs terrific new novel about a supernatural power wreaking havoc in south carolina in the late 80s, places best friend drama front and center, and wrings honest truths from the fictional magic, calling them forth like a catholic priest prying a demon from its human vessel. My best friends exorcism by grady hendrix booksamillion. My best friends exorcism by grady hendrix overdrive.
Set in 1988, during the satanic panic that had americans looking for satanists under every heavy metal album, my best friends exorcism is a touching story of high school friendship and demonic possession. Its about a young single mother, carlotta moran, who lives with her three children when her life is suddenly turned upside down. Sean curran, doylestown bookshop this is one of my new favorites. Bless me quoth i crossing myself what spectacle have we here.
If the exorcist had been authored by tina fey instead of william peter blatty, it might have borne an uncanny resemblance to what grady hendrix has accomplished with my best friends exorcism. I always enjoy quirks books for the special touches they add to the production value of their titles for my best friends exorcism the appearance of the book resembles a yearbook, with notes from classmates on the inside covers and the acknowledgments are in the form of. A hardback edition will be published on may 17, 2016 through quirk books and an audiobook narrated by emily woo zeller will be released through blackstone audio in november 2018 it was announced that endeavor content had won the film adaptation rights for hendrixs book. The wall street journal takethe exorcist, add some hair spray and wine coolers, and enroll it in high school in 1988 thatll give youmy best friend s exorcism campy. Buy my best friends exorcism by grady hendrix from waterstones today. A former film critic for the new york sun, grady has written for slate, the village voice, time out new york, playboy, and variety. But after an evening of skinnydipping goes disastrously wrong, gretchen begins to actdifferent. If youre looking for a good summer book, something for the beach or the back porch that wont insult your intelligence, one thats tense and sometimes scary and sometimes funny, with characters you may even come to like and admire as they come of age, keep my best friend s exorcism in mind.
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