You know I read "Rules for Discerning the Spirits" by Fr. Ludovic-Marie Barrielle about 14 years ago.  Boy did so many strange things happen after reading that book.  Does that mean I should avoid all books like that?

The devils are smarter than us.  They know how to scare us, it has nothing to do with the occult.  The best thing is to have no emotions, when it comes to preternatural stuff. 

Why was it only the girls room? Why was it not the whole house? Why was it not affecting the parents and the boys?  The devil knows how to draw on the emotional weaknesses, especially in women.  They didn't need the blessing from the priest all they needed to do was to tell whatever was scary them to go back to hell where it came from.

I have a lot more personal experiences then the one above.  If you are with God then just tell the demon to go away in the name of Christ.  Just pray a Hail Mary every time something like that happens.  The more you turn to God the more the demons leave you alone.

Yes there are special circuмstances that you will need a true exorcist, but this Padre Peregrino is just a lay man. At least by how most of us here on CathInfo think.

Sorry just my two cents, take it or leave it.

The text seems to imply that it is not the story of the book itself that is bad, but the pronouncing of curses and demons' names out loud.

We all should of course research every book that children and teenagers will read. We need to have our own Index these days.

The devils are smarter than us.  They know how to scare us, it has nothing to do with the occult. 

If the particular books have occultic spells, or incantations, then it is occult. If it does not, then it is not occult.  

Your advice of telling the demons to go away is good, however, the problem is when the book has a line in which by reading it you call upon the demons.

If demons are manifesting their presence in a tangle way, you need to ask yourself if perhaps you or someone in your household is intentionally inviting them in. 

They didn't need the blessing from the priest

Horrible advice.

all they needed to do was to tell whatever was scary them to go back to hell where it came from.

Horrible advice.

But the accidental affects like in this story I don't believe are as powerful as people make them out to be.

Horrible advice.

I am just saying that demons aren't that courageous, so don't be easy targets.

Horrible advice.

but this Padre Peregrino is just a lay man. At least by how most of us here on CathInfo think.

Horrible advice and wrong facts.  There are true priests in the new Church; it's just hard to know whom they are. 

Please do pardon my ignorance, confreres, but what qualities distinguish a novel as being "Fantasy"?

How can we know which ones are valid in your opinion?

I have no idea and it's beside the point.  The point being, if you're only option is to call a doubtful priest or nobody (for an exorcism or blessing), i'd call the doubtful priest.    Handling demons on your own, is NOT the correct answer.  

The family was already praying the daily rosary, so obviously that didn't work (at least for the girl in question...it did work for the rest of the family).  (And it probably didn't work because the girl in question was reading/re-reading these books on her own, which opened her up to demonic oppression.  Notice the demon was not causing issues for others in the family, but only 1 person.  God does not allow (normally) demons to oppress people who don't open themselves up to it voluntarily...even if accidentally).  Hopefully she learned a lesson.

I have no idea and it's beside the point.  The point being, if you're only option is to call a doubtful priest or nobody (for an exorcism or blessing), i'd call the doubtful priest.    Handling demons on your own, is NOT the correct answer.  The family was already praying the daily rosary, so obviously that didn't work.  (And it probably didn't work because the girl in question was reading/re-reading these books on her own, which opened her up to demonic oppression).  Hopefully she learned a lesson.

Sure.

I also think that it's not a good advice to tell demons to go away. One should not address demons at all. The Hail Mary and the prayer to St. Michael are what I would recommend.