A Head Full of Ghosts

The Barrett family, a typical suburban New England family, faces complete disintegration when Marjorie, at fourteen, starts exhibiting symptoms of severe schizophrenia.

The physicians are unable to stem Marjorie's spiral into lunacy, much to her parents' dismay. They hesitantly seek the assistance of a nearby Catholic priest as their once-stable home transforms into a nightmare house. Father Wanderly recommends an exorcism because he thinks the adolescent girl is possessed by a demon. He also gets in touch with a production firm that wants to capture the suffering of the Barretts. The family agrees to be recorded since John, Marjorie's father, has been unemployed for more than a year and they have mounting medical expenses. Little do they know, they will soon become unintentional stars of the popular reality television series The Possession. The programme and the startling acts it documents become the stuff of urban mythology when tragic events in the Barrett home occur.

A best-selling author speaks with Merry, Marjorie's younger sister, fifteen years later. Long-buried secrets and painful memories that conflict with what was shown on television start to surface as she remembers those long-ago events that happened when she was just eight years old. This unleashes a mind-bending tale of psychological horror, raising difficult questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.