And if I don’t see my shadow, the horror box office is going to be great.” That’s how William Peter Blatty, who died Thursday at the age of 89 from complications from a form of blood cancer ...

W illiam Friedkin's 1973 horror classic The Exorcist is often thought of as a cursed film. The hysteria sparked at screenings ...

There’s no record of murder or lewd acts with a crucifix. But novelist William Peter Blatty, whose book the film is based on, said he drew from the Roland accounts. Whatever happened in 1949 ...

As written by William Peter Blatty, both in his original novel and his Academy Award-winning screenplay, The Exorcist (1973) did not happen. Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) and her mother Chris (Ellen ...

Some of the best horror films ever made were adapted from books: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (who also wrote the screenplay!), The Shining by Stephen King, and — my personal favorite ...

A priest is called in to help a 12-year-old girl who appears to be possessed by an overwhelming demonic force. Horror classic dramatised by Robert Forrest.

The original and the best, William Friedkin took William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel and made The Exorcist a permanent piece of Western pop culture. While last year marked a mind-boggling 50 years ...

The murders, which involve torture and the desecration of religious icons, mysteriously resemble those of the long-deceased Gemini Killer. Based on the novel "Legion" by William Peter Blatty.

and the efforts of religious authorities to counter it with various acts of faith. Inspired by the literary works of William Peter Blatty.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Exorcist. As written by William Peter Blatty, both in his original novel and ...