The Exorcist Audiobook (Free)

Robert Glenister and Ian McDiarmid celebrity in a gripping BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of William Peter Blatty’s vintage horror novel

‘When a radio play is this great, the devil is really in the information’ Radio Instances

Summoned to an instance of apparent possession, Father Karras is at first sceptical, then horrified. The sufferer -a 12-year-old young lady called Regan – seems to be controlled by a malign supernatural pressure that makes her swear, blaspheme, scream in agony and execute appalling acts. Attempting to find about The Exorcist a rational explanation for the girl’s behaviour, Karras tries to talk to Regan, and then find himself locking horns using the demon inside her mind. Its many voices mock him, tormenting him with his weakness, doubts and buried guilt. Along with his faith in God and humanity examined to the limit, Karras turns to the best alternative: exorcism…

The film version from the Exorcist is widely regarded as one of the most terrifying movies ever made. This fresh, full-cast radio dilemma is simply as chilling, suspenseful and surprising, while also keeping the depth and mental difficulty of Blatty’s primary novel. Adapted by Sony Award-winning dramatist Robert Forrest, it stars Robert Glenister as Karras, Alexandra Mathie as the Demon and Ian McDiarmid as Merrin.