A Head Full of Ghosts - Softcover

Paul Tremblay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785653679 ISBN 13: 9781785653674

Publisher: Titan Books, 2016

Synopsis

The lives of the Barretts, a suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents despair, the doctors are unable to halt 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, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. As she recalls the terrifying events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories begin to surface and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed.

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Review:

"A Head Full of Ghosts scared the living hell out of me, and I'm pretty hard to scare." --Stephen King

"Whether psychological or supernatural, this is a work of deviously subtle horror." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This is a slow-burn gothic that leads you gently into the shadows and then leaves you suddenly alone in the pitch darkness --Starburst Magazine

'Guaranteed to keep you up all night' - SFX Magazine

'A spooky psycho-thriller to get you in the autumnal mood' - Sunday Sport

"A cleverly creepy novel that allows the reader to use their own imagination to participate in the story." -- North East Lifestyle Magazine

"A compelling and intelligent read." -- Den of Geek

"Extremely well-written... just remember to leave the lights on." -- The Book Bag

"Terrifying, intelligent and surprisingly affecting, this is horror to shout about." -- Sci-Fi Now

“Parents of sulky teens, step away now. This is your worst nightmare in book form... A clever, if depressing, contemporary fable, with an excellent twist, and its terror comes from what’s real about it.” -- Daily Mail

Book Description:

A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Titan Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785653679
• ISBN 13: 9781785653674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400