Her taunts were always so clever, and if he caught her, she’d get it worse he’d rub the hat all over her head and face until her repeated Dad stop it sounded angry. Dad would quickly put the hat on my head, but in two seconds he’d be off again, playfully shouting and chasing after Marjorie. Even though I was fast, I’d give up and stop running, drop to the ground, and roll into a ball. It was true, but to be fair, Marjorie was more fun to chase because she was harder to catch.
The game had usually ended when I’d whine and complain that he was chasing Marjorie more than he was chasing me. Dad used to chase us around with the hat, trying to put it on our heads. The red B was all grimy-looking and the bill was sweat-stained and misshapen. The once-white sweatband ringing the inside of his hat was black. Legend foretold of a hat that was older than Marjorie and had never been washed. “Gross, no way!” I instinctively covered my head with my hands. We’ll look for a hat after dinner.”ĭad said, “Hey, you can wear my Red Sox hat.”
This twisty, terrifying tale will keep you guessing and force you to keep the lights on well after you’re done reading. Eventually, the girl’s religious father enlists their preacher to exorcise Marjorie–and enlists a reality TV producer to film it all. The story is told in multiple threads, primarily by younger daughter, Merry, both as an eight-year-old observing her sister’s downward trend and as a 23-year-old looking back on her experience. With its clever approach of nodding at the masters of horror while simultaneously taking ownership of a common trope, the novel quickly became one of the genre’s most recommended tales.Ī Head Full of Ghosts follows the Barrett family as they begin to realize that elder daughter, Marjorie, is possessed by an inexplicable force. Though not his first work, the terrifying possession story made Tremblay’s name. Paul Tremblay hit the horror scene big-time with 2015’s A Head Full of Ghosts. Order by April 10 to get one of these books, plus a selection of spooky, exclusive items. SPECIAL NOTE: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay is one of six books included in this month’s Creepy Crate.
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