The Exorcist legacy : 50 years of fear /
Segaloff, Nat,
The Exorcist legacy : 50 years of fear / 50 years of fear Fifty years of fear Nat Segaloff. - xvii, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index.
The Exorcist and me / The secret screening / The two Bills -- The actual case -- The book -- Making The Exorcist -- Shooting for hell -- The devil is in the details -- All hell breaks loose -- Second and third thoughts -- Exorcist II: The Heretic -- The Exorcist III -- Dominion: prequel to The Exorcist and Exorcist: The Beginning -- The TV series -- The new trilogy -- Billy goes to hell: The Devil and Father Amorth -- A possession primer -- The mystery of faith -- Mark Kermode -- Colloquy with William Peter Blatty. by John A. Russo -- Nat Segaloff -- Foreword Preface Afterword Appendix
"Provocative and compulsively readable, on the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the landmark blockbuster The Exorcist comes the definitive, fascinating story of its lasting impact as one of the most shocking, influential, and successful adventures in the history of film"--Jacket. On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle. Segaloff reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty's bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages. He shows that Friedkin and Blatty's goal was far more ambitious than making a scary movie; they aimed to make people "think about the concept of good and evil." - adapted from jacket
9780806541945 0806541946
Kensington Pub Corp, C/O Penguin Random House Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
2023934458
Blatty, William Peter. Exorcist.
Friedkin, William.
Exorcist (Motion picture)
Horror films--History and criticism.
Illustrated works.
791.4361
The Exorcist legacy : 50 years of fear / 50 years of fear Fifty years of fear Nat Segaloff. - xvii, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index.
The Exorcist and me / The secret screening / The two Bills -- The actual case -- The book -- Making The Exorcist -- Shooting for hell -- The devil is in the details -- All hell breaks loose -- Second and third thoughts -- Exorcist II: The Heretic -- The Exorcist III -- Dominion: prequel to The Exorcist and Exorcist: The Beginning -- The TV series -- The new trilogy -- Billy goes to hell: The Devil and Father Amorth -- A possession primer -- The mystery of faith -- Mark Kermode -- Colloquy with William Peter Blatty. by John A. Russo -- Nat Segaloff -- Foreword Preface Afterword Appendix
"Provocative and compulsively readable, on the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the landmark blockbuster The Exorcist comes the definitive, fascinating story of its lasting impact as one of the most shocking, influential, and successful adventures in the history of film"--Jacket. On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle. Segaloff reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty's bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages. He shows that Friedkin and Blatty's goal was far more ambitious than making a scary movie; they aimed to make people "think about the concept of good and evil." - adapted from jacket
9780806541945 0806541946
Kensington Pub Corp, C/O Penguin Random House Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
2023934458
Blatty, William Peter. Exorcist.
Friedkin, William.
Exorcist (Motion picture)
Horror films--History and criticism.
Illustrated works.
791.4361