Captainhowdy.com member Ryan has posted more goodies on his website The Ninth Configuration, a site which celebrates the work of Exorcist author William Peter Blatty. A rare article titled“Legion of Interference” first appeared in Fangoria magazine back in 1993 and details how Morgan Creek stumbled through the production of Exorcist …
Read More »New interview with Linda Blair absolutely confirms Exorcist remake discussions
Thanks to colombiancannon on the Discussion Forums who posted this video interview with a very gorgeous looking Linda Blair. In it, Linda talks about The Exorcist and reveals she has been approached a couple of times about ideas for remaking it.
Read More »Warner Brothers confirms: New release of The Exorcist on HD-DVD.
Warner Brothers have officially announced The Exorcist will be released in the new HD-DVD format. Although they have not provided a solid release date, it is expected most of the new HD titles being released by Warner Brothers would be released before the end of 2007, to take advantage of …
Read More »Paranormal Task Force: The St. Louis Exorcism
The folks over at Paranormal Task Force recently brought their site back online after a short absence. This is good news for fans of The Exorcist because it also means their page devoted to research into the 1949 St Louis exorcism is back online. The ˜actual’ exorcism, which was reported …
Read More »William Friedkin named Officer In The Order Of Arts And Letters by the French
Exorcist director William Friedkin will be presented with a prestige award from France’s Ministry of Culture later this year. The Officer In The Order Of Arts And Letters award recognizes people who have made a significant contribution to the arts, and has previously been given to such U.S. directors as …
Read More »An open letter to WARNER BROTHERS Home Entertainment from Exorcist fans
ATTN: President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group RE: A future release of The Exorcist It is with high hopes and great anticipation that I optimistically type this letter to you both, Mr Tsujihara & Mr. Sanders, on behalf of Exorcist fans around the globe. We anticipate a re-releases of The …
Read More »Confirmation from William Peter Blatty himself: Karras is The Exorcist
If you recall this post back in September 2006, a detailed discussion began following a Howdy Mail question as to who the actual exorcist is; Father Merrin or Father Karras? The topic even garnered this poll. We later had this confirmation from a fan who had heard author William Peter …
Read More »Rare audio interviews with Linda Blair & William Peter Blatty
If you haven’t already, listen to these rare interviews with Linda Blair and The Exorcist author William Peter Blatty which went to air during the 2000 re-release (The Version You’ve Never Seen). They are interesting rare audio bites for Exorcist fans.
Read More »The Beginning 101: Hyena Storyboards
Those with a keen interest in the filmmaking process might be interested in a recent find by The Exorcist Fansite long-timer Justy. He recently posted a link to a series of storyboards used for Exorcist: The Beginning. They were found on Renny Harlin‘s official website (yes, he has an official …
Read More »Some MAD scans from the 70’s
Blizzi has come through yet again, providing plenty of stuffing for the Articles and Rare Images sections of The Exorcist Fansite; offering the goods upfront on the Fan Forums. The most priceless addition to the growing collection has to be the classic MAD spoof of The Exorcist in their 1974 …
Read More »Friedkin gets the horror ‘Bug’ all over again
If they haven’t already, fans of the directorial work of William Friedkin might want to check out his latest addition to horror – ‘Bug‘ for Lion’s Gate films. The official website is here where you can check out images and watch the trailer. Bug stars Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon and …
Read More »Easter gift #1: More rare images
Happy Easter, everyone! If you’re a regular and you keep your eye on the posts in our Exorcist Fan Forums, you’d notice member Blizzi has provided a tremendous selection of even more rare Exorcist images; along with some very cool hyperlinks to various Exorcist-related websites. These have been included in …
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