“Scared the living hell out of me, and I’m pretty hard to scare.”—Stephen King
WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVELA 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.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 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.Fifteen 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.Signed Limited Hardcover Edition: Limited to only 400 signed and hand-numbered copies Personally signed by Paul Tremblay on a specially designed full-colour illustrated signature page Larger 6.14” x 9.21” trim size Printed on 90gsm acid-free paper Bound in cloth with coloured head and tail bands Hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine Offset printed and bound with full-colour endpapers Sewn binding for increased durability Dust jacket artwork and interior illustrations by Daniele Serra Including extra bonus material not published in other editions
“Paul Tremblay’s terrific A Head Full of Ghosts generates a haze of an altogether more serious kind: the pleasurable fog of calculated, perfectly balanced ambiguity.”—New York Times Book Review“…progressively gripping and suspenseful — [Tremblay’s] ultimate, bloodcurdling revelation is as sickeningly satisfying as it is masterful.”—NPR Books“Tremblay expertly ratchets up the suspense until the tension is almost at its breaking point.”—Kirkus Reviews“[B]rilliantly creepy.”—Library Journal“The novel is stylishly written and well-conceived.”—Booklist“Gripping and truly scary, this book feels of the moment in a way few thrillers do.”—B&N Reads“[A] scary story, indeed.”—BookPage“A mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising disturbing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.”—Buzzfeed“[A] creepy, interesting read, great for horror fans.”—SFRevu