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:: Elsewhere ARC Scans; New TNC Poster
As promised, here are images of the Elsewhere advance reading copy, along with a note from Cemetery Dance Publications:
Front Cover
Back Cover
Publisher’s Note
Additionally, another TNC poster variation has been located which can be found here:
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/tnc/film/variations/
(Poster #8)
Posted on January 12, 2009 | Discuss This Post
Kinderfan, very interesting! Did you take any photos by chance? Also, how come you changed your son’s name to Damian with an ‘a’ rather than an ‘e’?
Thank you, father! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
I’ve since created a wikipedia article for the book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Exorcist:_Critical_Essays_on_William_Peter_Blatty
And also check out the Correspondences & Themes page at TNC.com –
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/blatty/correspondences/
In The Exorcist novel, Fr. Merrin explains the relevance of Fr. Damien Karras’ first name:
“It was the name of a priest who devoted his life to taking care of the lepers on the island of Molokai. He finally caught the disease himself.” He paused. “Lovely name.”
In the novel of Twinkle, Twinkle, “Killer” Kane, the following is written:
And abruptly the wood became Molokai, and Colonel Kane was Father Damien who had come to cure the lepers. No — come to cure himself. Was he a leper? Something like that.
The following is also written in the revised novel of The Ninth Configuration:
And then Kane was on the island of Molokai, where he had come to cure the lepers, but it somehow was also an orphanage where a Franciscan monk was lecturing to children in military uniform, their faces blank and eroded. Suddenly the roof fell in upon them as bombs struck Molokai.
As an interesting side-note, Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three, declared that he changed his first name in reference to Fr. Damien of Molokai.
The only thing I can recommend is upgrading from the 2nd edition to the 3rd edition of BFI modern classics.
No, I read about it on the main page and bumped this thread to get a discussion going regarding the news.
I just hate how technology keeps changing. Buy a Blu-ray player to watch this, then two years later some other new advancement will be out. And on, and on.
Just posted this on TNC.com –
** Update ** – Another Elsewhere ARC has appeared on eBay, this time with an image:
Thank you, father. 🙂
Regarding the TTKK presskit, these ones are of particular interest:
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/tnc/film/presskitus/docs_pg_7.jpg
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/tnc/film/presskitus/docs_pg_8.jpg
Also, this document talks about Jason Miller “currently working” on the play for That Championship Season. Kind of nostalgic…
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/tnc/film/presskitus/docs_pg_11.jpg
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272623806.shtml
Incredible news. It will be good to see a present-day Bill Blatty interviewed and on DVD. Cannot wait for this!
But of course, I’m in it! 😉
Ben, I just updated TNC.com with that TTKK press kit I located a little while ago. Check it out here:
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/tnc/film/presskitus/
Some really interesting stuff worth reading there.
http://www.theninthconfiguration.com
Merry (Early) Christmas!
Christmas is just around the corner! As a nice early Christmas present for visitors of TNC.com, I have scanned high-resolution images of the aforementioned original Twinkle, Twinkle, “Killer” Kane press kit I recently located. You can view them by clicking here.
Additionally, advance reading copies of Blatty’s Elsewhere publication (which now appears to have been pushed back to a 2009 release) are beginning to be sent out. I recently won a copy on eBay, and will provide images of it when it arrives. Discuss all things Elsewhere here!
I hope you have a safe and happy holiday break, and a fulfilling new year. God bless.
Posted on December 19, 2008 | Discuss This Post
