All of Owen Roizman’s rare footage from the set of The Exorcist, uninterrupted

One of the most fascinating aspects of The Exorcist blu-ray release last year was the famed Owen Roizman footage from behind the scenes finally being shown for the first time. Never-before-seen footage of cast and crew working diligently in silence (the footage has no sound) to make one of the most famous...

Sculpting Regan from scratch

Halloween is coming, folks, and you know what that means: Carved pumpkins, mountains of candy and horror movie marathons on every other TV station. It’s also the one time die-hard Exorcist fans get to dress up as Regan, wearing clothes splashed with green pea soup and calling people “worthless...

LISTEN: Rare radio spots, sound effects and music from Exorcist III: Legion

Ryan of the William Peter Blatty dedication website TheNinthConfiguration.com has obtained and shared some rare recordings from 1990′s ‘true’ Exorcist sequel, Legion. 3 audio cassettes featuring radio spots, sound effects and music from the film came into Ryan’s possession (see what...

Listen: original Exorcist radio spots from 1973 vinyl recordings

When it comes to rare Exorcist media we can rely on captainhowdy.com life member Justin to consistently come up with nuggets of gold. This time we’re privileged to enjoy original vinyl recordings of Exorcist radio spots that went to air in 1973. These come from the earliest part of the films...

VIDEO: Preview new footage from behind the scenes of THE EXORCIST ahead of the Blu-ray release

Some fantastic snippets from the behind-the-scenes documentaries appearing on the upcoming Blu-ray of The Exorcist have been made available online (via movieweb). I have embedded the video clips below. The main documentary is Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist, which features newly-shot interviews with cast...

VIDEO: Exclusive look at special features on the upcoming EXORCIST Blu-ray

Warner Brothers’ highly anticipated release of The Exorcist on Blu-ray is right around the corner (released October 5th) and some of the special features are springing up online. Fathom Events are behind the one-night-only special screening of The Exorcist Director’s Cut (formally The Version...

Extremely rare negatives & publicity stills from The Exorcist

An extremely rare portfolio of photograph negatives and publicity stills from behind-the-scenes of The Exorcist recently sold at an auction– and we have no idea who the winning bidder was. Life member Justin found the auction online once it had closed, but was able to snare the images used...

EXCLUSIVE! The Exorcist Blu-ray trailer reveals never before seen footage from behind the scenes

It’s an exciting time to be a fan of The Exorcist! Warner Brothers have just released the official trailer for the upcoming Blu-ray special edition release of The Exorcist, complete with glimpses of never before seen footage of little Linda Blair having her make-up applied by Dick Smith, hugging...

A Regan Halloween prop to end all Halloween props

There are still plenty of people I meet who are genuinely creeped out at the very sight of Regan’s ghastly possessed face. They just can’t stand the sight of her and the memories of the film the image conjures up in their mind. If you also know people like this and you want to scare them to...

Rare Exorcist press-books and articles

What started as a simple gift from Mike a few months back has turned into a complete revamp of one of my favorite sections. Mike emailed me scans of a very rare and precious pess-book for Exorcist II: Heretic which was used to help promote the film in ’77 (as they do…). “Hang on,...

Exclusive: Dog Fashion Disco’s ‘Satan’s March’ video clip, edited by Tim Silano

During my short visit to the set of Exorcist: The Beginning I was able to listen to Paul Schrader (back when he was still directing) answer a question about directing a film under The Exorcist banner. He answered that nobody could ever ‘top’ The Exorcist and it would be ridiculous to believe...

Lobby Cards of The Exorcist, Heretic and Legion

It’s a shame how lobby cards became phased out in recent years. Big, beefy promotional material always suited cinema. These days almost everything happens online or via cable television. At least we have traditional, classic lobby cards from The Exorcist that we can look back on. Thanks to Stephen for...

Exclusive look at The Exorcist novel 25th Anniversary Edition

What’s better than receiving a limited edition copy The Exorcist novel’s 25th Anniversary Edition signed by the author himself, William Peter Blatty? (Not much, I know…) But sharing it with Exorcist fans is a good start!! Ryan form The Ninth Configuration has done just that. He recently got...

Rare items: Dick Smith was here!

I just received this photograph of some rare Exorcist items via email from Exorcist Fansite member Hatter76: “…here is a Pic of some Exorcist relics, Demon Tongue and a Merrin Cheek. I believe this Picture was at a Make-up Effects event/convention in LA, I know dick Smith was there!” The...