My Best Friend's Exorcism
Book description
The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act different. She s moody. She s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she s nearby. Abby s investigation leads…
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If you want to take the 80s vibes up a few notches and don’t mind getting a bit grossed out, My Best Friend’s Exorcism is your book.
Every chapter title is a classic 80s banger, and the story is wild (imagine that The Exorcist and your favorite 80s teen movie had a baby… that turned into a tapeworm… that took some acid.) Seriously though, at its heart, this book is really about a ride-or-die friendship between two young women who refuse to let a literal demon get in their way.
Abby remains loyal to Gretchen in the face of all…
From Shannon's list on totally awesome stories set in the 80s.
True horror scares and unsettles us because of how it reflects the real world. And is there anything more terrifying than coping with adolescence in a conservative world?
When Abby’s best friend, Gretchen, is possessed by a demon, her biggest obstacle isn’t the powers of hell or the terrible thing Gretchen does, but her conservative parents desperate to hide anything that might shatter their perfect Reaganite world, even if that means harming their child and those around her.
From Thomas' list on leaving you spooked and unsettled.
Remember your high school years? You probably do, but not accurately.
Grady Hendrix is an incredible writer of the human condition. In My Best Friend’s Exorcism, he revisits adolescence, a time “when the word ‘friend’ could draw blood”.
Abby Rivers is just starting high school and notices that her former BFF, Gretchen, is acting strangely. Is this the normal drifting apart of friends or is something else going on? When Abby delves deeper, she discovers sinister forces at work. She enlists the help of an exorcist and well...
I’m sure you know what happens next. It is a book…
From Barbara's list on character-driven horror with a heart.
This fun tale of friendship is rife with 80’s inspired horror elements. The satanic panic, skinny dipping, big hair, and some chilling moments make this a solid pick for fans of the genre and era. I grew up on movies like The Lost Boys, Fright Night, and, of course, The Exorcist, and this scratched an itch that I have every day for these types of stories. There are also some awesome Spotify playlists to help set the mood while reading.
From Rob's list on to relive those awkward teen years.
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