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Image of the Beast

an exorcism, ritual one

  • 1968 first published
  • 278 pages
  • 10 editions

Philip José Farmer's Image of the Beast (1968) is a horror novel. It deals with private investigators.

22 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

It runs to roughly 278 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Mystery & detective
  • Horror
  • Pulp fiction
  • Private investigators

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Quick answers

Who wrote Image of the Beast?

Image of the Beast was written by Philip José Farmer and first published in 1968.

What genre is Image of the Beast?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Image of the Beast?

The median edition has 278 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Image of the Beast?

Readers who like it often enjoy At the Mountains of Madness, Tales of Terror and Mystery and The Shining.

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