The theme of demonic possession, the devil’s intervention in people’s lives, and the omnipotent power of the “prince of peace” unites the stories included in the collection. What one day began to happen in the house of film actress Christina McNeil did not fit into the framework of common sense. A serious illness that has struck her only daughter Regan convinces her mother that the incredible has happened: the girl has been possessed by the devil. This is the plot of the story “The Exorcist” by W. P. Blatty. Two other stories by D. Seltzer “The Sign” and J. Howard “Damien”, which had more than resounding success in the West, are united by common characters. The fantastic mysticism of the stories echoes the real danger of evil that can overwhelm the world. Behind the dynamic, exciting plots of the works offered in the book, there is the idea of the need for a universal struggle against evil in all its manifestations.