Essential reading for dark graphic novel scholars. Hunt for the PDF, but respect the weight of the story. Do you have a copy of the El Exorcismo de Almansa PDF? Contact the author of this article for a research collaboration. Preserve the history, but bury the fear.

The family, desperate, bypassed medical professionals and turned to an unauthorized exorcist. Over several nights, the exorcism allegedly turned violent. The "possessed" woman bit three Police officers and a priest. The exorcism only ended when the police intervened, arresting the family members for assault and illegal detention.

The case became known as El Crimen de Almansa (The Almansa Crime), though no one died—the "crime" was the brutality of the faith-based intervention. For the Spanish press, it was a modern-day El Exorcista . In the wake of the trial, Spanish independent publisher Ediciones Sombra (fictional name for the original indie publisher, or a placeholder for the real obscure label) sensed an opportunity not for exploitation, but for psychological dissection.