Review: The Demon of Brownsville Road: A Pittsburgh Family's Battle with Evil in Their Home by Bob Cranmer

     Ever read a true story like The Amityville Horror and been unsatisfied with the ending? Ever seen a movie of demonic haunted houses and seen the family chased out of their home? I have seen and read a few of these and always felt unsatisfied with the outcome. This is not one of those books.
     Meet Bob Cranmer who, along with his family, fought back and reclaimed their home from evil that was at one time called "The Pittsburgh Hellmouth". The book is The Demon of Brownsville Road: A Pittsburgh Family's Battle with Evil in Their Home.  This quote is typical of Bob's attitude throughout the ordeal.

But I still had confidence, the same type of confidence that I’m sure David had as he walked out to confront Goliath—certain that God was with him. Through it all, I was never terrified or horrified—very alarmed at times, but to me it was something that had to be taken care of, to be dealt with matter-of-factly. I wasn’t sure how, but ultimately I knew the evil would be vanquished.

     The things I liked about this was the unshakable confidence that this evil could be driven off and defeated through the power of Jesus and the cross. Bob is confident in his Lord.

If it could have, it surely would have struck out at us with one final blow, but it couldn’t—as the power of the cross, as I always expected, had prevailed.

      Even more important is that this is a witness that Satan, demons and evil do exist in ways that the modern world would have you scoff at.

I primarily wrote this book as a witness that pure evil does exist apart from the intentions and flawed characteristics of human beings—that it can be openly and aggressively malevolent, working to oppress or even on rare occasions possess individuals, causing them to do evil things in the process.

      I would recommend this book for it's unwavering faith in Jesus, the insistence that we stand our ground against malign spiritual forces and the witness it gives in the existence of these spiritual forces. There is much I disagree with in the theology of the Catholic Church that plays a big part in this book, but I cannot deny that they take these things far more seriously than most of the Church. I give this a 5-star rating. Christians, you need to read this.