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 …
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Second Regan figurine confirmed
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 …
Read More »Levitation down to the wire
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 …
Read More »NECA Regan figurine ships July 2008
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 …
Read More »Michael Bay does The Exorcist remake?
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 …
Read More »Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
There is something truly rewarding about being the fan of something and to have pop culture honor its greatness by giving it reference. For Exorcist fans, it underlines the fact that the film we love is undoubtedly a classic known world wide. Take this clip of the American improv show …
Read More »Finally have Regan on your mantle!
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 …
Read More »Jessica Alba does Linda Blair
Actress Jessica Alba recently posed for an exclusive photo shoot with Latina magazine where she is depicted as famous females in horror films. Amongst images of her shrieking as Tippi Hedren in The Birds and screaming for her life as Janet Leigh in Psycho, she is also seen clutching the …
Read More »Exorcist Discussion Forums back online
I am happy to announce our simple yet busy Discussion Forums have been salvaged and are now working again. Looking forward to chatting with you on there.
Read More »Hacked. The gripe against this site.
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 …
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