Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… in Hollywood, with her mother who was a famous actress. Regan was given a lot of independence growing up – especially since her parent’s schedules often took them out of the house.
Living… in Washington D.C., where Regan’s mother is shooting her latest film. Regan’s parents recently divorced each other, and her mother was hoping that Reagan might be able to get a fresh start away from California. But, Regan doesn’t seem to be taking the move well – becoming increasingly withdrawn and violent ever since the move.
Profession… middle school student. Regan is still only 12 years old, and hasn’t quite left the innocence of childhood.
Interests… arts, crafts, and her mother. Throughout her life Regan has been a sweet and dutiful daughter, doting on her mother with flowers and lovingly crafted works of art. However, recently Regan doesn’t seem interested in anything but spending time with her new invisible friend, “Captain Howdy.”
Relationship Status… single. Regan is 12 years old and hasn’t begun to take an interest in boys yet.
Challenge… surviving demonic possession. At first, Chris blamed Regan’s uncharacteristic crude behavior on the move, and then on a potential neurological problem. But, it’s becoming clear that something more insidious is at work. Regan’s body is hosting a powerful demon determined to corrupt her soul and torment her family. As Regan’s condition deteriorates and the demon grows more powerful, her protectors are forced to attempt a dangerous ritual – an exorcism – in order to save her life.
Personality… sweet, quiet, and obedient. Though, Reagan’s demonic possession has turned her usual personality on its head. Under the Devil’s influence, Regan is growing into a foul-mouthed and cruel creature possessing supernatural insight into the failures and sins of everyone around her. With every passing day, she becomes less like her sweet, 12 year old self, and more like an ageless evil force.
Get to Know her in...
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12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.
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Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. It eventually leads him to a catatonic patient in a psychiatric hospital who has recently started to speak, claiming he is the The Gemini and detailing the murders, but bears a striking resemblance to Father Damien Karras.
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Reagan used to be a sweet, quiet, and obedient girl. Though, Reagan's demonic possession has turned her usual personality on its head. Under the Devil's influence, Regan is growing into a foul-mouthed and cruel creature possessing supernatural insight into the failures and sins of everyone around her.
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Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?
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Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist is now a major television series on FOX. It remains one of the most controversial novels ever written and went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, seventeen consecutively at number one. Inspired by a true story of a child’s demonic possession in the 1940s, William Peter Blatty created an iconic novel that focuses on Regan, the eleven-year-old daughter of a movie actress residing in Washington, D.C. A small group of overwhelmed yet determined individuals must rescue Regan from her unspeakable fate, and the drama that ensues is gripping and unfailingly terrifying. Two years after its publication, The Exorcist was, of course, turned into a wildly popular motion picture, garnering ten Academy Award nominations. On opening day of the film, lines of the novel’s fans stretched around city blocks. In Chicago, frustrated moviegoers used a battering ram to gain entry through the double side doors of a theater. In Kansas City, police used tear gas to disperse an impatient crowd who tried to force their way into a cinema. The three major television networks carried footage of these events; CBS’s Walter Cronkite devoted almost ten minutes to the story. The Exorcist was, and is, more than just a novel and a film: it is a true landmark. Purposefully raw and profane, The Exorcist still has the extraordinary ability to disturb readers and cause them to forget that it is “just a story.” Published here in this beautiful fortieth anniversary edition, it remains an unforgettable reading experience and will continue to shock and frighten a new generation of readers.
