Supernatural horror · Entrée mini-review
The Exorcist
A child’s disturbing behaviour forces a family and two priests toward an explanation none of them wants to accept.
A little more about the listen
This dramatized production goes straight for the pressure point of Blatty’s story: the gradual collapse of certainty. The short format makes it a concentrated taste of the material, moving quickly from domestic worry into spiritual terror.
The listening experience
Robert Glenister and Ian McDiarmid bring the adult conversations a grave, controlled seriousness, while the ensemble format lets scenes play with more immediacy than a single narrator could provide. It feels like a late-night radio play with very little light left in the room.
Best for
Listeners wanting a compact, theatrical dose of supernatural horror.
Worth considering for listeners wanting a compact, theatrical dose of supernatural horror.
The honest note
At under two hours, this is a dramatized abridgement rather than the full novel-length experience.
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