TY  - BOOK
AU  - Segaloff,Nat
AU  - Blatty,William Peter
AU  - Russo,John
TI  - The Exorcist legacy: 50 years of fear 
SN  - 9780806541945
U1  - 791.4361 
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp.
KW  - Blatty, William Peter.
KW  - Friedkin, William.
KW  - Exorcist (Motion picture)
KW  - Horror films
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index; Foreword; The Exorcist and me; by John A. Russo --; Preface; The secret screening; Nat Segaloff --; 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 --; Afterword; Mark Kermode --; Appendix; Colloquy with William Peter Blatty
N2  - "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
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