WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital is聽buzzing about聽贵谤颈诲补测’蝉听 at the Exorcist Steps to commemorate the famous film locale in Georgetown.聽But the Oscar-winning “The Exorcist” (1973) isn’t the only D.C. tale of an exorcism.
Local authors Adriana & George Sifakis of Arlington, Virginia,聽have penned an exorcism-themed book,聽聽revealing a dramatic scene near聽Georgetown at a Greek Orthodox Church.
“This is an exciting novel of love, betrayal, and self-discovery. It will help you reflect on the importance of family,” fellow author Walter Isaacson writes in his Amazon . Isaacson is, of course,聽CEO of the Aspen Institute, former chairman of CNN, former managing editor of Time magazine, and bestselling author of “Steve Jobs” and “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.”
“S.W.A.K.” opens post-exorcism, as protagonist Lauren uncovers startling facts about her past. Whether it’s mental illness or the devil himself, Lauren believes聽her mother聽was a woman possessed.
Here’s an excerpt from the book’s opening scenes:
鈥�May the lord rebuke thee, Satan,鈥� shudder, tremble, be afraid,鈥� the Priest charged. “Depart, be utterly destroyed, be banished.”聽After months of worry, Lauren, the main character and her husband Michael set out to meet with the Priest to question, to unburden, to confess the bewildering, secret facts, to receive answers, but neither she nor her husband had expected the Priest鈥檚 response. 聽鈥淚t is the devil鈥檚 work,” he said simply.” The Priest, in his professional opinion, prescribed prayers, as if he had been recommending a good dentist to pull out a painful, decaying tooth. They were prayers of exorcism.”
“When Lauren heard the word 鈥渆xorcism鈥� her fingers turned icy, her breath short and shallow as if the infected tooth, which she had endured and ignored, now festered into the ultimate consequence, an incurable terminal disease.聽Lauren imagined the Hollywood version – a spinning head, screams of unspeakable profanity, green bile spewing from her mouth. Would she shake? Convulse? Fall to the floor? And when the Cross passed over her head, would her tongue slap and flap, forcing out rancid and unintelligible debris to anyone who would dare to bear witness?”
海角精品黑料 recently with director William Friedkin, who said that “The Exorcist” wasn鈥檛 intended to be a horror film, but rather was based on a real story and intended to explore the mystery of faith.
The “S.W.A.K.” authors聽feel the same way about their novel as they hope聽to adapt to a feature film.
鈥�This is stuff that truly does happen in real life, horrific, yet we are all surrounded by evil, maybe some more than others,” the authors tell 海角精品黑料. “We wrote our book based on what happens in real life and whether that is considered frightening or not. It鈥檚 reality and it will certainly keep you entertained and on the edge of your sea迟.”听
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