- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd; 1st Edition edition (14 Oct 1976)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0213166240
- ISBN-13: 978-0213166243
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.9 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,753,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Paperback
Seltzer's and Donner's work run faithfully enough to each other but that's not the point. The tendency is nowadays for fans of the film to seek after the book, hoping to find the work as the film in words, maybe even to milk a little extra out in the process.
The good news is that a read of Seltzer's 'version' is like finding many secret passageways and hidden rooms in the same dark and creepy house. There are wonderful differences, too, not the most of which is Jennings' decapitation discrepancy.
Seltzer's style isn't the best for horror fiction per se but somehow for this offshoot of the genre, its chimes in nicely. That hyper-ominiscent perspective is really needed to keep a camera lens trained on the many goings on, another style might have well invited confusion for readers. Seltzer's emphasis on sexual aspects isn't to be poo-pooed - this was the era of slasher nasty horror, remember, so it did get a lot worse elsewhere.
This is a lost novel, lost because it has become so superceded by the film that it's too easy to forget the literature even exists. Buy it while you can - you will NOT be disappointed.
Format:Paperback
This is a first class, gothic chiller with a riveting story line. Katherine and Jeremy Thorn are a wealthy, older American couple in the political limelight. Katherine is pregnant and, while in Italy, gives birth to an ostensibly stillborn boy, a fact that is kept from her. Knowing how much his wife wanted the baby and the difficulty that she had in conceiving, Jeremy agrees to have the dead baby supplanted by a living newborn whose mother died in child birth, keeping this information from Katherine. They name this baby Damien.
All goes well for the prosperous Thorn family, until Damien's fourth birthday, when all hell breaks loose. A series of dramatic, unusual events begin to occur around the Thorns, all seemingly stemming from Damien. Well-guarded by a self sufficient, yet decidedly creepy nanny, there are those who would believe him to be the Antichrist. By the time that Katherine and Jeremy begin to realize who Damien may truly be, their lives are out of control. With the aid of an inquisitive photographer, a repentant priest, and an archaeologist who holds the key to the destruction of the Antichrist, Jeremy Thorn becomes a man with a mission. Will Damien let him complete that mission? Read this book and find out. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee that you will be sleeping with the lights on and the covers over your head.
If you enjoy the book, then view the original 1976 film, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. It is relatively true to the book with only some minor changes, probably because the author of the book, David Seltzer, also wrote the screenplay. That movie is one of the most chilling ever filmed.
All goes well for the prosperous Thorn family, until Damien's fourth birthday, when all hell breaks loose. A series of dramatic, unusual events begin to occur around the Thorns, all seemingly stemming from Damien. Well-guarded by a self sufficient, yet decidedly creepy nanny, there are those who would believe him to be the Antichrist. By the time that Katherine and Jeremy begin to realize who Damien may truly be, their lives are out of control. With the aid of an inquisitive photographer, a repentant priest, and an archaeologist who holds the key to the destruction of the Antichrist, Jeremy Thorn becomes a man with a mission. Will Damien let him complete that mission? Read this book and find out. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee that you will be sleeping with the lights on and the covers over your head.
If you enjoy the book, then view the original 1976 film, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. It is relatively true to the book with only some minor changes, probably because the author of the book, David Seltzer, also wrote the screenplay. That movie is one of the most chilling ever filmed.
Format:Paperback
Most people would have seen the film, and very few would have read the book. If you enjoyed the film then the book will be a treat; as it contains several scenes which were either deleted from the film or not created.
An enjoyable book, which will want you to read the sequel.
An enjoyable book, which will want you to read the sequel.
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