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One On One With Satan

A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."


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1 author picked Hostage to the Devil as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

though the book is not in the least bit an accurate recounting of anything, the book and its author are formative for contemporary understandings of the demonic.

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