Tag Archives: The Exorcist

Warner Brothers have finally come forward with a Blu-ray release date for The Exorcist. September 8 2009 is the day you’ll be shelling out for the single disc, and the cut being used is definitely ‘just’ The Version You’ve Never Seen (as previously reported). While Warner Brothers didn’t confirm anything …

A collective sigh of relief should fall over Exorcist fans with this news. Bloody-Disgusting got the exclusive scoop recently that film studio Vertigo Entertainment (responsible for producing remakes of The Ring, The Grudge and Quarantine) have abandoned its original idea of remaking The Exorcist. Instead, the studio will adapt Mark …

Jukka contacted me via email and wanted to share his original t-shirt design with The Exorcist community. It is undoubtedly the most original Exorcist T-shirt designs I have seen: Be sure to click the image to check it out over at Threadless and vote for it if you want it …

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 …

Do not be alarmed, there has not been an official announcement regarding an Exorcist remake… yet. Just wanted to share with you a short article by Jim Law over at Arrow In The Head where he explains why an Exorcist remake (probably) hasn’t happened yet and likely never will. Click …

Comedy skit group College Humor have noticed the ongoing trend in office pranks using the Scary Exorcist Maze game and included it in a new skit. Great for scaring people who aren’t aware of the prank at hand, the maze suddenly startles the challenger by screaming loudly and showing the …

Leading toy Memorabilia manufacturer NECA have made it clear they plan to take full advantage of their license to produce items using The Exorcist name. True to their word, they have delivered some great figurines recently, including the infamous Spiderwalk Scene and the always popular Regan Bobblehead (my personal favorite). …

I’m guilty of having Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells tune bellow from my phone while receiving a call, all tinny and distorted as a cheap knock-off ring tone. The tune is forever synonymous with The Exorcist, despite being recorded some time before the film began post production.  The story goes that …

With fellow Academy Award winner and former student Rick Baker acting as the Master of Ceremonies, Dick Smith‘s illustrious career will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science with a special event being held June 17 2009 in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. Dick …

Unveiled in Scranton’s Courthouse Square in March this year was a bronze bust of play write and actor Jason Miller – you know him as Father Karras in The Exorcist. He was a Pulitzer Prize winner for his play That Championship Season, which later became a motion picture Miller himself …

While Linda Blair had scared the pants off of most people in the 70’s after starring in The Exorcist, Leslie Nielsen was making them laugh in classics like Airplane! Who would have thought that over a decade later they’d come together to bring us one of the worst spoof movies …

World renowned actor Max von Sydow was just 42 years old when he began production on The Exorcist, bringing the character of Father Merrin to life. Famously aged by make-up artist Dick Smith to look many years older, Max delivered one of the finest performances of his stellar career. Today, …