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A Head Full of Ghosts

Paul Tremblay author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Titan Books Ltd

Published:27th Sep '16

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A standalone blend of literary fiction, psychological suspense, and supernatural horror from the award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts. For fans of Stephen King, Shirley Jackson and Mark Z. Danielewski.

The lives of the Barretts, a suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Mariorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to halt Moriorie's descent into madness. They turn to a Catholic priest for help, and soon find themselves the stars of a reality television show.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.

"A Head Full of Ghosts scared the living hell out of me, and I'm pretty hard to scare." Stephan King. "Weather psychological or supernatural, this is a work of deviously subtle horror." Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Head Full of Ghosts.

ISBN: 9781785653674

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

400 pages