Dec '18 *
I've always been an avid reader. I don't recall many times in my life where I didn't have a book in my hand. Back in high school, I recall the public library in my town was having a book sale. I noticed The Exorcist novel right away. I had already seen the movie. My dad was and still is a Sunday school teacher, so I had to sneak and rent the movie. The movie really freaked me out and still does to this day, but I really wanted to read the novel. So, I bought it.
As I was reading the book, I began to feel very uncomfortable. At the time, I thought it was just due to a creepy story, and good writing. Once finished, however, I found that I couldn't stand being in the same room with the book. I always felt like I was being watched, especially at night. It became too much for me and I finally threw the book away.
Later on, in my twenties, I bought the book once again. I figured now that I was older, I wouldn't have those stupid feelings of being watched. I was wrong. It was the same thing all over again. Sleepless nights, feelings of being watched, and this time the feeling was even stronger. I was always looking over my shoulder. Yet again, I threw the book away.
I'm writing this because I'm seriously thinking about purchasing the book for the third time, but I'm also nervous to own it once more. I honestly, don't think it was all in my head. The atmosphere around me just felt heavier.
Should I buy it for the third time? Have any of you ever owned something that had a similar effect on you?
I've always been an avid reader. I don't recall many times in my life where I didn't have a book in my hand. Back in high school, I recall the public library in my town was having a book sale. I noticed The Exorcist novel right away. I had already seen the movie. My dad was and still is a Sunday school teacher, so I had to sneak and rent the movie. The movie really freaked me out and still does to this day, but I really wanted to read the novel. So, I bought it.
As I was reading the book, I began to feel very uncomfortable. At the time, I thought it was just due to a creepy story, and good writing. Once finished, however, I found that I couldn't stand being in the same room with the book. I always felt like I was being watched, especially at night. It became too much for me and I finally threw the book away.
Later on, in my twenties, I bought the book once again. I figured now that I was older, I wouldn't have those stupid feelings of being watched. I was wrong. It was the same thing all over again. Sleepless nights, feelings of being watched, and this time the feeling was even stronger. I was always looking over my shoulder. Yet again, I threw the book away.
I'm writing this because I'm seriously thinking about purchasing the book for the third time, but I'm also nervous to own it once more. I honestly, don't think it was all in my head. The atmosphere around me just felt heavier.
Should I buy it for the third time? Have any of you ever owned something that had a similar effect on you?
I read that there was a trailer for the movie that was banned because it made people throw up:
Anyway... I think there are sometimes when you hold on to the scariness of something, even if it wouldn't scare you anymore, because you want to believe that there are still things out there that have the capacity to horrify you. Like me, for example... I don't want to watch The Omen much, because it really creeped me out when I first saw it. I don't want to get decensitized to it's horror value, so I choose to exile it, and whip it out only in emergency situations. Same goes for a lot of movies I find really disturbing. I don't want to watch them too much, because they are a bit too horrific.
But hell... William Peter Blatty died recently, and those movies of his that I watched were all great. Exorcist 1 and 3, and Ninth Configuration. If the story is well written, treat it as art. Collect it, but put a damn lock on it or something. Don't keep re-purchasing the same thing, though.