{"product_id":"a-head-full-of-ghosts","title":"A Head Full of Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A Head Full of Ghosts scared the living hell out of me, and I'm pretty hard to scare.\" - Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a feature film from Lionsgate, starring David Harbour, Rebecca Hall and Esme Creed-Miles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Bram Stoker Award (R) for Superior Achievement in a Novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling and gripping twist of psychological suspense and supernatural horror about a family ripped apart by ghostly possession and madness, all under the baleful eye of a reality TV crew. Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop 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. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts' plight. 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. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages | Published September 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977828417885,"sku":"9781785653674","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781785653674.jpg?v=1774446562","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/a-head-full-of-ghosts","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}