Tag Archives: William Peter Blatty

… sigh. This is truly a sad for for all of us fans of The Exorcist, and it’s one that’s not going to be forgotten — ever. It’s just one of those things that’s extremely hard to write about, and I know that the news has broken practically everywhere else, and …

Entertainment Weekly reports Destination America have decided it’d be a fantastic ratings grab to have a house exorcised on live TV. Live. An exorcism. In 2016. It all takes place in October and it’ll be the first time an exorcism has been aired live in the U.S. (And there’s probably a …

The news comes via The Exorcist author, screenwriter and producer himself, William Peter Blatty, in speaking with Ryan at TheNinthConfiguration.com. *Hollywood trades are not reporting this news yet. No other details are known. Blatty has famously written a teleplay for The Exorcist and past attempts at bringing his characters to TV without …

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed NBC are going ahead with an exorcism drama series for television– but it has no affiliation with William Peter Blatty‘s original story or the mini-series he has written for TV. The Possession of Maggie Gill is being written by John Glenn (Eagle Eye) and produced by Amblin …

An extremely rare film reel has surfaced documenting how cinemas, audiences and the media handled the release of The Exorcist in America in 1974. Titled The Cultural Impact of The Exorcist, the short documentary features real- time audience reactions from people seeing the iconic film for the first time in early 1974. It’s …

The highly anticipated arrival of every single Exorcist sequel/prequel on Blu-ray format is happening September 23. You can have your copy delivered on the day (and in some cases, sooner) by pre-ordering The Exorcist Complete Anthology via Amazon.com right now. First announced by William Peter Blatty back in May, the Blu-ray box-set …

William Peter Blatty has revealed Warner Brothers are planning an Exorcist Blu-ray package that is set to include The Exorcist III: Legion. It will be the first time the 1990 horror has appeared on the high definition format. The same can be said for Exorcist II: The Heretic and (I presume) the prequels Exorcist: The Beginning and/or Dominion: Prequel …

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 …

BBC Radio 4’s fascinating adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, dramatized by Robert Forrest, went to air over two nights on 20 & 21 February 2014. Listen to both parts below. You can also download mp3 files of both episodes and read my reviews. You’re welcome to join us in …

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 …

There were whispers back in November 2012 that a radio adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist could be hitting the airwaves in 2013. BBC Radio 4 have now confirmed the audio drama will air this month, stretched over two evenings on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 February from 11pm. Links to …

William Peter Blatty was live in studio and William Friedkin called in to a recent episode of The World Over hosted by Raymond Arroya. Together they discussed the 40th Anniversary of The Exorcist, touching on many topics including their relationship over the years, how the film remains relevant, the Extended …