{"product_id":"9781949590654-the-devil-inside","title":"The Devil Inside","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifty Terrifying Years of the Excorcist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“At a time when criticsare expected to be publicists, and anything famous is ‘classic’ or ‘iconic,’Carlos Acevedo has managed to hold the line. \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Inside\u003c\/i\u003e is asharp, hard-nosed aesthetic and cultural investigation into what everybody wasthrowing up about fifty years ago. It succeeds as criticism, history, andsocial analysis.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Charles Taylor, film critic at \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and authorof \u003ci\u003eOpening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema ofthe American ’70s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003eleft moviegoers gripping their rosary beads, vomiting in their popcorn buckets,and fainting in the sticky aisles. Cynically marketed as a cursed productionbased on a “true story,” \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e quickly became one of the mostcontroversial films ever released. With its groundbreaking special effects,relentless pace, and terrifying finale, the film revolutionized the horrorgenre and paved the way for future blockbusters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Inside\u003c\/i\u003e,Carlos Acevedo goes beyond the myths to examine the national uproar \u003ci\u003eTheExorcist\u003c\/i\u003e caused, as well as the dark, real-world effects it had on ajittery audience. Until now, books about \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e have largelyperpetuated its legends while overlooking its cultural background. \u003ci\u003eThe DevilInside\u003c\/i\u003e places the film in its cinematic and social context—as a product ofthe New Hollywood, when maverick directors hijacked the film industry, and aspart of the supernatural trends of the times, when the occult permeated music,books, and movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the originalpossession case that inspired the novel to the troubled production to theconflicts on the set to the uptick in demands for actual exorcisms, \u003ci\u003eTheDevil Inside\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on a shocking phenomenon that has remained apop-culture touchstone for fifty years.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56997609767286,"sku":"9781949590654","price":16.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28396024.jpg?v=1767596369","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781949590654-the-devil-inside","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}