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Cemetery Dance #62, the William Peter Blatty special issue, is currently being proofread and will be ready for the printer at the end of July, right on schedule for the September release date. We haven’t posted the contents on our website just yet, but if you look to the right, you’ll see a small preview of the amazing Les Edwards cover artwork for the issue. And if you subscribe today, you won’t have to worry about picking up the issue on your local newsstand when it comes out!
I received the lettered edition of The Exorcist in the mail today. It includes a couple of neato images inside, posted here for your viewing pleasure in case you haven’t seen them before:
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/#cemeterydanceinfo
:: More Info From Cemetery Dance
Mr. Brian Freeman from Cemetery Dance has once again supplied TNC.com with a nice little bit of insight regarding upcoming Blatty-related material:
“Our next Blatty book is not DIMITER, but instead a special edition of a previously published book. (I actually interviewed Bill for this special edition and it turned into a 10,000 word marathon covering everything from his early days through DIMITER and other upcoming projects. Part of that will appear in CD [Cemetery Dance Magazine] #62.)
For the special issue of the magazine, we have two previously unpublished “lost” sections of Blatty scripts and an old short story of his that has never been published. All very good stuff! :)”
I am unsure at this stage whether these latter “lost” sections are the same ones that will appear in the “SMOKE AND MIRRORS” release mentioned below in the April 15 update. As soon as it is determined, it will be added to this entry. Plenty of good stuff to look forward to in the future, Blatty fans!
Update: They are previously unseen sections from Bill’s scripts for The Exorcist and Legion.
:: Rarities Galore!
Simon Mordue has been kind enough to pass along a plethora of rare promotional images and lobby cards to TheNinthConfiguration.com, which have been added (in addition to the recent Mexican lobby cards) to the TNC > Film > Rare Images / Video, Etc. section.
His contributions range from “Lobby Card (4)” to “Promo Photo (18)”:
Check out this new, extremely thoughtful update from Bill Blatty for TheNinthConfiguration.com –
Keep your eye on this…
https://www.cemeterydance.com/sh/_cdmag.html
“The always popular Special Issues are coming back this summer and the first two will be dedicated to two of the biggest names in the genre, Peter Straub and William Peter Blatty. We’ll be posting more about the incredible contents of these special issues in the coming months, but we think readers are going to be thrilled with the rarities these authors are making available here for the first time ever.”
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/
:: “Elsewhere” Out Now!
The first edition hardcover of “Elsewhere” is out now (officially as of May 15, 2009).
Cemetery Dance are currently putting the finishing touches on the numbered and lettered editions, and they should be sent out soon!
It has come to my attention that William Peter Blatty will be featured in the “Smoke And Mirrors” publication, due out in 2009. The Cemetery Dance website excerpt states:
“Just a few of the highlights include a never before seen comic script from Joe Hill; two rare teleplays from Frank Darabont; an original, never filmed full-length screenplay by Mick Garris; a rare teleplay and treatment by William Peter Blatty; Neil Gaiman’s original take on an H.G. Wells’ short story; Joe R. Lansdale’s stage adaptation of one of his legendary short stories; and much, much more!”
More can be read about the release here: http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/chizmar13
It is available in three different states, ranging from $40 to $400. When I receive more information about Blatty’s own contribution to the anthology it will be posted here.
Update: Bill has let me know the following about his particular contribution:
“The teleplay is called FAITH, a modern-day fantasy Easter story I wrote for the old Insight series. Lou Gossett was wonderful as the Christ figure. As for the treatment, at the moment I can’t recall what it was!!”
Further Update: Brian Freeman from Cemetery Dance has confirmed the treatment to be “Hell Hospital” –
“I believe they’re older pieces from the 1970s and I’m not aware of these pieces being published anywhere else.”
This arrived yesterday; they’re individual pages lifted from what looks like some sort of magazine from 1971. I’ll provide scans in the next couple of days.
No more illustrations, but it’s an interesting piece. I’ll try and scan them when I get a moment later today.
