My Best Friend's Exorcism

My Best Friend's Exorcism is a 2016 horror novel written by Grady Hendrix. A hardback edition was published on May 17, 2016 through Quirk Books and an audiobook narrated by Emily Woo Zeller was released through Blackstone Audio.[1]

My Best Friend's Exorcism
AuthorGrady Hendrix
Audio read byEmily Woo Zeller
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
Published2016
PublisherQuirk Books, Blackstone Audio
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages336 pages
ISBN1594748624
Preceded byHorrorstör 
Followed byPaperbacks from Hell 

A film adaptation directed by Damon Thomas has been announced.

Synopsis

The year is 1988 and Abby Rivers has just started her sophomore year of high school in South Carolina. She's glad to have her best friend Gretchen Lang at her side, as they have been inseparable since they met at Abby's 10th birthday back in 1982. Gretchen was the only one to come to Abby's E.T. themed birthday party at the skating rink and their friendship was cemented ever since.

The novel then goes through their relationship from that point on, which includes singing into hairbrushes to Madonna, getting their hair braided in Jamaica, and dealing with the awkwardness of growing up, whether it's bad acne or overprotective parents. They even try LSD with their friends Glee and Margaret at Margaret's lake house - a decision that results in Gretchen disappearing into the woods and returning a few hours later. Her friends are concerned, but Gretchen claims that nothing happened. Her actions belie her words, as she begins acting increasingly more erratic, prompting Abby to suspect that Gretchen might actually be possessed by a demon.

Reception

My Best Friend's Exorcism received reviews from the Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews,[2] the latter of which stated "Certainly not for all readers, but anyone interested in seeing William Peter Blatty's infamous The Exorcist (1971) by way of Heathers shouldn’t miss it."[3] Booklist also drew comparisons to Heathers and commented that the book was "totally awesome".[4] The A.V. Club wrote a favorable review for the book, writing "Hendrix’s prose walks the fine line between comedy and horror throughout, delivering a simultaneously heartwarming and terrifying tale of teenage friendship, which is something most of us can relate to, exorcism or not."[5]

Film

In November 2018 it was announced that Endeavor Content had won the film adaptation rights for Hendrix's book.[6] Christopher Landon and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein were announced to produce.[6] Damon Thomas has been announced as director.[7]

References
  1. "NY! Go to the devil with "MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM" launch party". FANGORIA®. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. "My Best Friend's Exorcism (review)". Library Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  3. "MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM by Grady Hendrix (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. Vnuk, Rebecca. "My Best Friend's Exorcism (review)". Booklist. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. James, Becca; McCown, Alex; Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (February 22, 2016). "What are you reading in February?". AV Club. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  6. "'Happy Death Day' Filmmaker, Gotham Group Tackling Horror Novel 'My Best Friend's Exorcism' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  7. "Killing Eve's Damon Thomas to Helm My Best Friend's Exorcism Film". ComingSoon.net. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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