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Thank you to all who sent me mail during the Christmas & New Year period. Please know I haven’t ignored your emails and will be replying to them all very soon! Settling in to my new home and starting my new job in the city next week; I have only …

William Peter Blatty himself recently sent me a communication regarding CaptainHowdy.com’s recent post about the untimely passing of his son. His words are pasted below: “I am writing to ask that you kindly transmit to the site the thanks of all my family for the kind expressions of condolence posted …

It can sometimes be hard to fathom that the film we all love and enjoy is older than the majority of people visiting this site. Today, The Exorcist film “ based on the superb novel by William Peter Blatty and Directed by William Friedkin – is 33 years old. A …

Thank you to all who have frequently visited CaptainHowdy.com during 2006 and helped make The Exorcist Fansite return successful! I am about to move house over the Christmas/New Year period and start a new, exciting job – so the site will be stagnant until early January. 2007 will see the …

False rumors started kicking around the internet during November that William Peter Blatty (author of The Exorcist) had passed away. Out of respect I did not post these rumors as I discovered they were proven false “ it was a different male named Peter Blatty who had passed. However, it …

Another rare video clip for Exorcist fans to enjoy! When The Exorcist finally appeared on British television for the first time in March 2001, writer Mark Kermode was called upon to appear in a short introduction that would go to air before the film was beamed into nation’s TV tubes …

We don’t hear much from the man who wrote the book that inspired the film we love these days.  Mr. William Peter Blatty keeps to himself, out of the media’s eye, and hasn’t developed any new projects for a number of years. Before he struck literacy gold with what is …

CaptainHowdy.com forum member SLASHerMan recently put together this fan video reflecting on Jason Miller‘s performance of Father Karras in The Exorcist. It’s actually a well-compiled piece (unlike some fan videos out there), and, when you consider the passing of Jason Miller in 2001, it becomes extra moving as you reflect …

Issue #197 of Fangoria was a classic. A special focus on The Exorcist featured interviews with Friedkin and Blatty put some juice back into reading about the greatest horror film of all-time. CaptainHowdy.com contributor and life-member Justin recently put his scanner to work to provide article scans online, and now …

Matt Brumley wrote: I have a question regarding the ending of the original film. After Damien hurls himself through the window, Kinderman looks out the window to observe Karras’ body. On the left side of the screen appears the word “PIG” in red graffiti ink. Does the insertion of this …