Exorcist author William Peter Blatty passes away at the age of 89

Posted 9 years ago

It is with a heavy heart and warm memories in excess that I bring you the news of writer and filmmaker William Peter Blatty's passing, whose life expired on Thursday at the age of 89. As a man of many talents, Blatty wrote...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Rupert Wyatt to direct Fox’s Exorcist pilot

Posted 10 years ago

Adapting a film into a television series, especially one so revered as THE EXORCIST, is a daunting task, but thanks to the success of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal, we know that it can be done quite well; unfortunately, the times when...

Fox moves forward with a television series based upon The Exorcist

Posted 10 years ago

A Television series based upon THE EXORCIST has been in the works for so long that I'd actually completely forgotten about it (I have the memory of a fish apparently) but now Fox has restored the project to life by...

Why It Works: The Exorcist

Posted 10 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** Halloween is upon us, which means many of you have...

Exclusive Cool Video: Celebrities share their first horror movie experience!

Posted 10 years ago

In preparation for the spooky season over the course of the past few months, we decided to ask as many celebrities as we could about their first horror movie experience. This garnered some really fun, interesting, and odd choices with...

Cool Videos: This brilliant ad spoofs The Exorcist in a unique and funny way

Posted 12 years ago

Alex Movies about demonic possession have been around for decades, but none hit a nerve quite as well as William Friedkin‘s THE EXORCIST. Not exactly a movie that plays well with general audiences due to the sheer horror on display,...

The Good, the Bad & the Badass: William Friedkin

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of comedy maestro Mel Brooks. This week’s subject is another director, albeit of much, MUCH harsher fare. If any director deserves to be called a badass, it’s this guy. William...

Cool Videos: Watch these classic scenes from The Exorcist with Linda Blair’s original voice

Posted 13 years ago

THE EXORCIST is one of the scariest movies of all time and I have gone to see it each time it has been re-released theatrically. What bothers me each time is the number of jaded young people in the audience...

The Exorcist may find a new home on the small screen

Posted 13 years ago

It’s almost officially that time of year. No, I’m not talking about Christmas, you crazy hobos! Halloween! To start the excitement for the spooky and spectacular month which will have several of us beginning work on our horror lists, one...

Cool Videos: Check out this never before seen special effects test footage from The Exorcist

Posted 13 years ago

I am a huge fan of THE EXORCIST. I love all of the stories surrounding how it was filmed and the urban legends about the production being cursed. I used to live in the Washington, DC area and visited the...