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I'm sure most of you have read the story of people leaving Mel's film in tears, some to the point of being hysterical.

I think one needs to look no further than Mel Gibson's The Passion to find the answer as to why. Yet, the hysteria went well beyond the fact that such scenes were so vividly depicted. As you know the film was made and it spared the movie going public absolutely nothing in the way of details.Certainly many of the people who lined up to see The Exorcist did so to watch some of the more gruesome scenes, the worst of which involved Regan's masturbation with a crucifix. While reading the book I was sure that if it ever made its way to film, most of the details would certainly be either `cleaned up' or omitted altogether.

And yes, for it's time it was filled with gut wrenching details of what happens when for some unexplained reason an innocent girl is possessed by Satan. It was the first book I had read in one sitting since probably Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase quite a few years earlier. After having been on the waiting list for what seemed like an eternity at the local library, I was finally able to obtain a copy. I had also seen the novel listed on The New York Times Bestseller List, and it seemed as if it would remain there forever.