Exorcist News

NECA have officially delayed the release of their Regan Spiderwalk figurine until ‘sometime in August’. That’s right, still no specific date as yet. As soon as it is announced, you’ll read about it here – as well as the release of the Bedroom scene complete with spinning head (later in …

If you weren’t already tempted to pre-order the soon-to-be-released book AMERICAN EXORCIST: Critical Essays on William Peter Blatty, fellow contributor, webmaster, Blatty fan and life-member of The Exorcist Fansite Ryan Streat has just posted an interview with the book’s editor Benjamin Szumskyj on his website The Ninth Configuration. The interview …

The book which features original essays from members of this very website is ready to also pre-order on Amazon.com. As an added bonus, if you purchase the paperback through the link below, a tiny smidgen of the sale will go towards The Exorcist Fansite. Every little bit helps! Get in …

This fansite exists because of William Peter Blatty’s classic horror novel The Exorcist. The book would not only become a number one best seller, but also be regarded as one of the greatest horror texts ever written. The novel subsequently spawned the film – still regarded as the highest grossing …

As we know, the first ever official Exorcist-related figurine is being produced by NECA in June of this year – almost 35 years after the film was released. NECA have confirmed that a second figurine is also being released later in 2008. While the June figurine features the infamous spiderwalk …

CaptainHowdy.com Life Member Justin kindly took his time to generate some imagery in the Discussion Forums which illustrate exactly where wires are visible during the famous levitation scene in The Exorcist. I’ve only been able to see The Exorcist on the big screen on two occasions, and both times I …

Only four more months to wait for Regan to freak you out on your own mantle. Alteregocomics.com have listed NECA’s Regan figurine for a July release, shipping at a cost of $14.95. They provide this description: The iconic horror scene from The Exorcist where Regan “spiderwalks” down the stairs is …

On Monday, DARK HORIZONS reported that Michael Bay‘s DUNES company had its sights on remaking The Exorcist. Thanks for all who emailed me the scoop, however, Monday was April 1st and you have been appropriately fooled! Which is VERY GOOD NEWS, in a way, because if the report Dark Horizons …

Fans of The Exorcist have always been somewhat starved of memorabilia for the horror film they love. While Jaws had lunchboxes and Freddy Kruger had masks with matching gloves, Exorcist fans have settled for much less over the years, often fishing out bogus eBay listings and scouting for second-hand copies …

If you visited in the past 48 hours you would have seen that CaptainHowdy.com was the victim of another online pirate attack. Someone, for some reason, has a huge gripe with this website. I’ve had the world of trouble dealing with constant spam, server infringements and now the entire eradication …

The guys behind the documentary film SCHRADER’S X (reported previous post) have launched an official site to coincide with the flick which will be released on DVD soon. Click here to check it out and save your pennies so you can buy the DVD!

It will go down as one of the most famous Hollywood studio debacles in film history: Director Paul Schrader being fired from Exorcist: The Beginning after principal photography was complete, only to have the studio hire a new director (Renny Harlin) then proceed to fund a further 40 million dollars …