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The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
Gerald Brittle
3.53 AVERAGE
160 reviews for:
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
Gerald Brittle
3.53 AVERAGE
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This book was spine chilling yet so, so good!! If you are interested in anything paranormal, I highly recommend!
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The Warren’s and their story has always absolutely fascinated me and I’m glad I finally got around to reading more about them. Still not sure I believe it wholly but doesn’t make it any less interesting! Loved the audio version, made great road trip company.
This is a really fascinating book about the lives and careers of Ed and Lorraine Warren. This book is apparently used as a textbook in some parapsychology classes. In this, the author writes in a conversational manner and describes a number of exorcisms and possessed people and how they came to find themselves in their situations. There are a number of photographs of homes taken in the midst of a demon infestation. My only complaint with this book is that it is too short; I wanted to read more stories from the Warrens.
This book was like an infomercial for how awesome Ed and Lorraine Warren are, and how dumb anyone else who dares to mess with anything remotely supernatural are. Lame. Didn't want to waste any more time reading it, so I gave up about a third of the way through.
I visited the Warren’s museum at their house when in high school (before The Conjuring and Annabelle). So it was a really intimate experience to sit with Lorraine (Ed had already passed away) in her own house and speak of these stories herself. She really was a sweet woman and seemed to truly speak from the heart. I received this signed book while there. Whether you believe the stories or not, I do think Ed and Lorraine lived a life trying to help people and their stories are so interesting. Maybe I give it 5 stars because I’m biased. I met Lorraine and she really seemed genuine to me so I believe the stories. Maybe they’re embellished or exaggerated, but their stories and their life were so interesting and this book paints a wonderful picture of that. It’s truly an ode to what they did together.
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The stories were the best part. All the talking was mostly repetitive and stuff we've all heard our entire lives. Ouija boards are bad, there's a difference between ghosts, spirits, demons, etc etc... overall it was ok.
Ever since I was a kid and I'd heard of Hans Holzer and Ed and Lorraine Warren, I had wanted to become a paranormal investigator. This joins cryptozoologists in a list of jobs I would do if I ever had enough money that I wouldn't need to work for a living. But as childhood flights of fancy are prone to do, they fade away like dreams, to be replaced by the realities of the everyday world and adulthood. I'd never really given it any thought in my adult life, but with the release of The Conjuring several years ago, it awakened those memories. Not in a way where I wanted to chuck my day job to chase ghosts, but in a way where I wanted to explore it more for... Let's call it research. And what better place to start than with The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed & Lorraine Warren. Yeah, yeah, I know. They're frauds. Or so many people claim, some of whom have worked with them and offer that as supporting evidence. But I wanted to read more about their cases. Turns out, this particular book was not the book to read to satisfy that itch.
What you have in Brittle's "biography" is a look inside the lives of the Warrens -- when they are not on a case. You learn a bit about their early lives, pre-ghost hunting: how they met, what they did and what they wanted to do with their lives, and how they got involved in their current profession (if profession is the correct word, as they claim they never took a dime from the people they helped). Makes you wonder where the money came from that allowed them to travel across the country and all over the world. That's something that is never really discussed. One would assume it was from their speaking engagements and one course Ed taught at a Connecticut university.
What you don't get is an in-depth discussion of their cases. Yeah, there's a mention of Annabelle, the haunted doll, and the Enfield haunting, and they do touch upon the Amityville Horror and The Exorcist. And while they do discuss in detail one or two cases, it wasn't enough. Not by a long shot. With that said, I did enjoy what I read, I just wish there was more. The balance of the book is religious discussion on demons, devils, inhuman and human spirits, and what to look for if you suspect someone you know is being haunted. They also tell the reader how to safeguard against spirit oppression and possession. Again, it was interesting, but not what I was looking for. Rating? Three stars. Could have been four if they had more case study and less chatter.
What you have in Brittle's "biography" is a look inside the lives of the Warrens -- when they are not on a case. You learn a bit about their early lives, pre-ghost hunting: how they met, what they did and what they wanted to do with their lives, and how they got involved in their current profession (if profession is the correct word, as they claim they never took a dime from the people they helped). Makes you wonder where the money came from that allowed them to travel across the country and all over the world. That's something that is never really discussed. One would assume it was from their speaking engagements and one course Ed taught at a Connecticut university.
What you don't get is an in-depth discussion of their cases. Yeah, there's a mention of Annabelle, the haunted doll, and the Enfield haunting, and they do touch upon the Amityville Horror and The Exorcist. And while they do discuss in detail one or two cases, it wasn't enough. Not by a long shot. With that said, I did enjoy what I read, I just wish there was more. The balance of the book is religious discussion on demons, devils, inhuman and human spirits, and what to look for if you suspect someone you know is being haunted. They also tell the reader how to safeguard against spirit oppression and possession. Again, it was interesting, but not what I was looking for. Rating? Three stars. Could have been four if they had more case study and less chatter.
It was pretty good at first, the stories were spooky enough but then it got too repetitive for me, especially the part about Demons and not inviting them in etc.
Just fascinating. I'm not a believer, but the Warrens are still some of my favorite people. They're just so badass and cool! My only issue with the book itself is that it often felt like the author would start telling a story but never really resolve it. There were several times when I felt a little unsatisfied, but overall this was a fun read.