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The Exorcist (film)

Media Title · Horror books · 35 mentions · 5 subreddits · discussed in r/horrorlit, r/books, r/MovieSuggestions, r/audiobooks

Reddit take

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Pros

  • The Exorcist by William Blatty is the obvious missing "literary horror" novel and very Halloween appropriate
  • For the record I loved this book.
  • If you haven’t heard The Exorcist read by the author William Peter Blatty, you’ve got to check it out. Blatty was an incredible reader and his gravely voice when he does the demon is so scary.
  • I was terrified reading Salem's lot or the exorcist
  • Have you read the exorcist yet? Incredible.

Cons

  • IMO that's the only part of this book that doesn't hold up perfectly, that people are constantly like "Oh she can read minds and psychically open wounds on her body and fly her bed around the room like a magic carpet? Yawn, call me when...
  • Especially interested in Legion cause I have yet to read the Exorcist either.
  • The Exorcist -**When 12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins exhibiting violent, disturbing behavior**, her mother desperately seeks medical and psychiatric help but nothing explains the terrifying changes.
  • Hmm 🤔: IT, The Exorcist, The Haunting of Hill House, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, and House of Leaves (maybe this way I’ll finish it)
  • The Exorcist takes place in Georgetown in D.C.

Sentiment

23 positive (66%) · 10 mixed (29%) · 2 negative (6%)

Trust + time weighted score: +60% · raw score 60%

What redditors said (10 of 35)

The Exorcist by William Blatty is the obvious missing "literary horror" novel and very Halloween appropriate
positive · u/M****5 · r/horrorlit · comment · Aug 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
For the record I loved this book.
positive · u/n****l · r/horrorlit · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
IMO that's the only part of this book that doesn't hold up perfectly, that people are constantly like "Oh she can read minds and psychically open wounds on her body and fly her bed around the room like a magic carpet? Yawn, call me when something *supernatural* happens."
mixed · u/n****l · r/horrorlit · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Especially interested in Legion cause I have yet to read the Exorcist either.
mixed · u/m****s · r/horrorlit · comment · Dec 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If you haven’t heard The Exorcist read by the author William Peter Blatty, you’ve got to check it out. Blatty was an incredible reader and his gravely voice when he does the demon is so scary.
positive · u/d****o · r/horrorlit · comment · Dec 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I was terrified reading Salem's lot or the exorcist
positive · u/M****2 · r/horrorlit · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Have you read the exorcist yet? Incredible.
positive · u/F****m · r/horrorlit · comment · Nov 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The Exorcist -**When 12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins exhibiting violent, disturbing behavior**, her mother desperately seeks medical and psychiatric help but nothing explains the terrifying changes.
mixed · u/M****2 · r/horrorlit · comment · Nov 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
the most frightening aspect of the book to me was doubt. ... The uneasiness of rationalizing something, only to be then be flipped back to "oh this might actually be real" and then back to rationalizing the situation again created a tension that just wasn't around in the film.
positive · u/f****e · r/books · comment · Nov 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I’m actually surprised at how much I enjoyed the book overall and how disturbing/graphic/vulgar the writing was at some points... the overall tone of build up, suspense, and dread was really well done. The uneasiness and horror started pretty early in the first few chapters, and no chapter or side plot ever felt filler or wasted
positive · u/G****3 · r/books · Nov 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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