This review of Part 2 contains spoilers of both parts. If you want to avoid spoilers I recommended you listen to the whole production before reading on. With the first hour of The Exorcist dramatization tucked away, everything was ready for the second hour to power through to the climactic …
Read More »REVIEW: The Exorcist (Part 1) Audio Dramatization Delivers
It was mid-morning here in Australia when Part 1 of The Exorcist dramatization went to air on BBC Radio 4. I had purchased a delicious coffee, closed my shutters and sat in darkness by the dim light of my monitor, listening without bias as best I could while taking down …
Read More »Artwork revealed for revised 40th Anniversary special edition novels
Publishing house Lonely Road Books are busy proofing their upcoming revised special edition releases of The Exorcist 40th Anniversary novel. They recently revealed the amazing artwork that will be used on the covers and gave William Peter Blatty dedication site The Ninth Configuration an exclusive look. Details about the upcoming …
Read More »Blatty reads an excerpt from The Exorcist
If you can get past the unfortunately irritating host Raymond Arroyd in this clip from his show The World Over, Exorcist fans can enjoy a very special treat. In the middle of this interview author William Peter Blatty is asked to read an excerpt from the 40th Anniversary edition of …
Read More »Blatty confirms changes to the 40th Anniversary edition of The Exorcist novel
In a direct communication to Ryan, webmaster of The Ninth Configuration website, author William Peter Blatty has announced some amazing news for the forthcoming 40th Anniversary edition of The Exorcist novel (available September, already available for pre-order). It seems the special anniversary editions will not be an exact reproduction of the previous text. Blatty …
Read More »The Exorcist Condensed Novel by William Peter Blatty
Ebay is a glorious thing, Exorcist fans. Slowly but surely we’re digging up all sorts of goddies on the greatest horror film of all time. On this occasion CaptainHowdy.com long-time member and webmaster of The Ninth Configuration Ryan secured this condensed copy of William Peter Blatty’s novel, released in 1971 …
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