{"product_id":"a-head-full-of-ghosts-a-novel-9780062363237","title":"A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror  reminiscent of Stephen Kings The Shining  Shirley Jacksons The Haunting of Hill House  and William Peter Blattys The Exorcist. 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. To her parents despair  the doctors are unable to stop Marjories 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  Marjories 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. Fifteen years later  a bestselling writer interviews Marjories 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 surfaceand 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","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960501100597,"sku":"ByrdShop_0062363239","price":84.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780062363237.jpg?v=1788289200","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-head-full-of-ghosts-a-novel-9780062363237","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}