Books : The Dark Sacrament: True Stories of Modern-Day Demon Possession and Exorcism
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9780061238178
ISBN: 0061238171
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: October 01, 2008
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: October 07, 2008
Sales Rank: 80585
Studio: HarperOne
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The Devil Is Alive and Well
In The Dark Sacrament, coauthors David M. Kiely and Christina McKenna faithfully recount ten contemporary cases of demon possession, haunted houses, and exorcisms, and profile the work of two living, active exorcists. The authors serve as trustworthy guides on this suspense-filled journey into the bizarre, offering concrete advice on how to avoid falling prey to the dark side.
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Strangely enough the existence of demons and possession is not what makes this unbelievable. That part,one can believe. The human interactions, reactions to events and relationships simply are not credible. Some examples(SPOILER ALERT):
- there is one situation where a male neighbor is raped and beaten for quite a while in his own front yard in front of his wife and other neighbors. He is hospitalized for days and is even visited there by the perpetrator but does nothing - informs no authorities despite the fact that this guy has young daughters. He ends up never doing anything and the neighbor gets away scot free.
- Another situation involves a young woman whose husband reveals to her that he and his priest are lovers and that they together with his family have been victimizing children for years and will continue to try to ruin as many lives as they can. She ends up going to another priest for counsel and divorcing but nothing is ever done to this predator. The authors or good priest don't take this to the authorities either as far as we know.
- There is the situation where a phantom spirit has rough sex with a woman for years while her husband sleeps soundly beside her. Of course, she never tells him and he is clueless that this is going on.
- Finally, there is the demon that materializes in a young couple's house. A spiritualist comes and conjures it up with them in the room and it physically materilizes. Of course ... Read More
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This book is awesomely scary and it takes alot to scare me. The things that have happened to these people are unreal but still believeable. The book leads the reader thru the beginning of the infestation all the way to the end, if there is one! After reading this book it makes you think how easily a person could fall into evil. It not only covers people possessed but also homes that are haunted by evil. This is not a light read by no means proceed with care!
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The authors appear to have done quite a bit of research on the individual stories, as you can tell from the elaborate details. I think most people who enjoy reading factual scary stories, opposed to the fictional type, will really find this book worth their while. If you like this, I would also recommend the book, The Demonologists, written about Ed and Lorraine Warren's many years dealing with demonology.
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Don't read late at night or when home alone!
This is the best book on demonology I have read since Malachi Martin's "Hostage to the Devil". It actually far exceeds that book.
The cases are based in Britain and most are very recent. Everything is well researched and the entire book is absolutely thought provoking. The scariest thing is the truth that the authors convey--that the most ordinary circumstances may only be a sham for darker forces that invade our ordinary world.
This is definitely a must read. Just not late, when you are home alone.
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Folks,
If you want to know the real deal, this book is it. Don't believe in demons? You will. Don't believe in the Devil? You will. Don't believe it can happen to you? It can.
That's not sensationalizing. This book is my favorite among my collection of exorcism and spirit possession books. From my experience, the events in the stories ring true.
The writers of this book, unlike others I own, do not seek to give a bias over Protestant or Catholic or their approaches to exorcism. And that's a rare find. They approach the subject with balance and facts, not on speculation from their own minds.
Forget "The Exorcist". Forget any other Hollywood promoted film or book on exorcism. This is the real deal. No fluff. Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.
Peace...
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