The film was adapted into a 1976 film of the same name starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, and Bette Davis. 2012, Centipede Press (limited to 150 copies).1973, Delacorte Press (first edition).The New York Times declared that the novel 'terrifies,' writing that the 'style is just opaque enough to keep us guessing what's real and what's imagined.' Publications Its plot follows a family who move into a summer home where each member is plagued by. When they get the chance to rent a mansion in upstate New York for the entire summer for only 900, it’s an offer that’s too good to refuse. Burnt Offerings was a bestseller and spawned a 1976 film adaptation directed by Dan Curtis and starring Oliver Reed, Karen Black, and Bette Davis.

Upon moving in, however, each member of the family is plagued by bizarre experiences, personality shifts, and inner turmoil that seems to be stemming from the house itself. Burnt Offerings is a 1973 American horror novel by Robert Marasco. BURNT OFFERINGS Robert Marasco 1973 Valancourt Books Rating: 5/5 stars Ben and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment. Marasco also wrote two novels: Burnt Offerings (1973) and Parlor Games (1979). Per their rental agreement, the Allardyces (the elderly siblings who own the home) stipulate that their elderly mother remain in her apartment in the top floor of the home and be fed three times a day, to which the Rolfes agree. Ben's aunt Elizabeth also moves into the home. The Rolfe family (Marian, Ben, and their son David) rent an isolated summer home in the remote North Fork of Suffolk County, New York at the extreme eastern end of Long Island to escape New York City and get away from their Queens apartment for the summer. The novel was reprinted in 2015 by Valancourt Press. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1976. Published by Delacorte Press, the novel had originally been conceived as a screenplay before Marasco rewrote it into a novel. Its plot follows a family who move into a summer home where each member is plagued by unusual experiences and personality changes. Burnt Offerings is a 1973 American horror novel by Robert Marasco.

Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco