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Here’s one way to avoid a (potentially) horrible remake of The Exorcist: Have the author of the original novel and screenplay pen a brand new take of his own story as a television miniseries, then have the original director agree to direct. That’s exactly what Exorcist scribe William Peter Blatty …

During my short visit to the set of Exorcist: The Beginning I was able to listen to Paul Schrader (back when he was still directing) answer a question about directing a film under The Exorcist banner. He answered that nobody could ever ‘top’ The Exorcist and it would be ridiculous …

I’ve always enjoyed the way William Peter Blatty speaks. His voice is engaging no matter the topic; but when the topic is his great triumph The Exorcist, the combination is bliss. So, it was with glee that I recently re-read an interview with Blatty which was originally conducted by Steve …

It’s a shame how lobby cards became phased out in recent years. Big, beefy promotional material always suited cinema. These days almost everything happens online or via cable television. At least we have traditional, classic lobby cards from The Exorcist that we can look back on. Thanks to Stephen for …

A review of Exorcist: The Beginning by Erik Kristopher Myers Originally published on bloodynews.com August 2005 Renny, my boy, I’ve got to admit: for a minute there, you almost had me fooled. Yeah, it’s true: we Exorcist fans nearly puked up our pea soup when we heard that Paul Schrader”the …

A review of Exorcist: The Beginning by Captain Howdy Originally published on bloodynews.com August 2005 I found myself almost a month late viewing the film I covered for nearly five years on my website. Well, actually “ I could have been 18 months late¦ I guess it all depends on …

Deke Farrow over at The Modesto Bee sat down with Eileen Dietz who is appearing at the ShockerFest International Film Festival. Dietz was originally uncredited as Linda Blair’s stunt double in The Exorcist, a credit that was eventually honored in The Version You’ve Never Seen re-release years later. Speaking at …

Ask and you shall receive. Thomas K Arnold of Home Media Magazine fame has posted a scoop on his blog today that I suspect will come as a relief to many Exorcist fans looking forward to the upcoming Blu-ray release. It now appears that TWO VERSIONS of The Exorcist will …

Seems The Exorcist won’t be hitting Blu-ray shelves this month as first anticipated. Now Warner Brother’s have announced that they will be releasing the new special edition version of The Exorcist on DVD and Blu-ray ‘sometime’ in 2010, and in the meantime they will be pulling all existing copies off …

A special video I have made for long-time friend and Exorcist Fansite member Mike Garrett – as promised!