I recently stumbled upon an exclusive interview with Terence Donnelly, the First Assistant Director on The Exorcist during its production in 1972/3. Retired from the film industry for over a decade, Terence reflects on his experience as William Friedkin‘s First AD (having already worked on The French Connection in 1971) …
Read More »WATCH: Mercedes McCambridge on her role in The Exorcist
For years it has been a commonly known piece of Exorcist trivia, actress Mercedes McCambridge provided the voice of the demon in The Exorcist. Technically correct. However, Mercedes herself doesn’t appreciate when people make it sound so simple: “That drives me crazy, when people say, “you were the voice in …
Read More »Watch: The Exorcist With Puppets
Just when you thought you’d seen it all. One of the finest Exorcist parodies has arrived online, ladies and demons: The Exorcist With Puppets is a must-see. Yes, …with puppets! These may be cute little bundles of fur but make no mistake, the production quality here is extraordinary and actually …
Read More »How AMERICAN HORROR STORY ASYLUM paid tribute to THE EXORCIST
Any production being consumed by mainstream media that even remotely revolves around demonic possession might as well face the fact: it is destined to be compared to The Exorcist. After 40 years, William Friedkin’s masterpiece remains the measuring stick for anything to do with demonic possession, exorcisms and the dramatic …
Read More »The Final Clip of Unseen EXORCIST Test Footage!
Leading horror website BloodyDisgusting.com have finally revealed the fourth and final clip of their exclusive effects test footage from The Exorcist. The previous 3 clips, all taken from the same reel of footage, have been revealed over the last two weeks. This final clip is equally as intriguing and exciting as the …
Read More »Watch Linda Blair’s appearance on ABC News
Linda Blair appeared on the ABC News segment What’s The Buzz on October 24, 2012. You can watch her appearance below. The interviewer opens the segment my mispronouncing the name ‘Regan’ but does go on to dub Linda “The Queen of Halloween”, which I think is an appropriate title. In …
Read More »More unseen test footage from THE EXORCIST
The folks at Bloody-Disgusting have released the next two videos of unseen test footage from The Exorcist thanks to their unnamed source. The two new videos show Linda Blair in jeans and shirt, perched on the bed while rigging is tested around her. The levitation of Regan’s bed reveals special effect artist …
Read More »Watch Linda Blair’s TODAY segment ‘FROM DEVIL TO ANGEL’
NBC’s Today show aired a short piece on Linda Blair on October 10, 2012. The segment, titled From Devil To Angel, focused on Linda’s World Heart Foundation and the dog sanctuary she has founded in southern California. During the interview Linda likens her passion for helping unwanted animals to being in the …
Read More »Watch amazing unseen test footage from THE EXORCIST!
This year’s Halloween treat has come early, fellow Exorcist fans, thanks to anonymous source and the masters of horror news, Bloody-Disgusting. They have recently published the first clips of newly discovered test footage filmed ahead of principal photography. The built sets can be seen (Regan’s bedroom) and Linda Blair appears …
Read More »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 …
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 »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 I did there?) and he has kindly shared the …
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