Joseph P. Laycock

Praise for The Penguin Book of Exorcisms

Suitably chilling reading for Halloween . . . Shows in illuminating detail how the belief in demonic possession stretches back more than 2,500 years

Economist

Gripping . . . Thoroughly researched . . . [with a] descriptive flare in rendering the 'goblinlike entities,' jealous demons, and evil spirits . . . This is a boon for anyone curious about exorcism and its wide-rang ...

Publisher's Weekly

Spellbinding . . . Gripping . . . Fascinating . . . Demons, devils, dybbuks, jinn, zar and Chinese fox-spirits abound in accounts dating back to ancient times. . . . The editor's introductions are sharp and cogent. ...

Shelf Awareness

Suitably chilling reading for Halloween . . . Shows in illuminating detail how the belief in demonic possession stretches back more than 2,500 years

Economist

Gripping . . . Thoroughly researched . . . [with a] descriptive flare in rendering the 'goblinlike entities,' jealous demons, and evil spirits . . . This is a boon for anyone curious about exorcism and its wide-rang ...

Publisher's Weekly

Spellbinding . . . Gripping . . . Fascinating . . . Demons, devils, dybbuks, jinn, zar and Chinese fox-spirits abound in accounts dating back to ancient times. . . . The editor's introductions are sharp and cogent. ...

Shelf Awareness

Suitably chilling reading for Halloween . . . Shows in illuminating detail how the belief in demonic possession stretches back more than 2,500 years

Economist

Gripping . . . Thoroughly researched . . . [with a] descriptive flare in rendering the 'goblinlike entities,' jealous demons, and evil spirits . . . This is a boon for anyone curious about exorcism and its wide-rang ...

Publisher's Weekly

Spellbinding . . . Gripping . . . Fascinating . . . Demons, devils, dybbuks, jinn, zar and Chinese fox-spirits abound in accounts dating back to ancient times. . . . The editor's introductions are sharp and cogent. ...

Shelf Awareness