As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface-and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.įifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry. With John, Marjorie’s father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. Exclusive: Bestselling horror novelist Paul Tremblay, whose A Head Full Of Ghosts is set for a film adaptation directed by Scott Cooper, has signed a three-book deal with the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins. (Weird fact- the family’s last name is also my. Hi everyone I just finished reading this book, and if you haven’t read it I highly suggest it I got it through the blind date with a book at Barnes and Nobles and it pulled me in on the first page and I finished in less than 24 hours. SYNOPSIS: The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel by Paul Tremblay.
As for Antlers, that'll be out in the UK on 17 April.RELEASED: June 2nd, 2015 William Morrow Paperbacks and Susan Downey's Team Downey on as part of the production team alongside Cross Creek. There's no word on when this one will shoot, but it has Robert Downey Jr. Now, 20 years later, Merry is confronted with her family’s traumatic past when Rachel, a journalist with a similarly haunted past, delves into the case, causing Merry to relive and reconsider the devastating memories of her childhood." As for the story, it runs thus: "When 8-year-old Merry’s older sister exhibits signs of an indeterminate and terrifying affliction, the Barrett family slowly tears itself apart. The film adapts Paul Tremblay’s Bram Stoker Award-winning horror novel with Cooper at work on a new draft of the script. And he's locked in the first star for the movie, as Once Upon A Time In. Having taking a turn towards horror with the upcoming Antlers, director Scott Cooper is staying in the genre for a new film called A Head Full Of Ghosts.
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