Research Catalog

Title

The Exorcist legacy : 50 years of fear / Nat Segaloff.

Author

Segaloff, Nat

Publication

• New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023]
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Blatty, William Peter
• Russo, John, 1939-

Description

xvii, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 22 cm

Summary

• "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

Alternative Title

• 50 years of fear
• Fifty years of fear

Subject

• Blatty, William Peter
• Friedkin, William
• Exorcist (Motion picture)
• Exorcist (Blatty, William Peter)
• Horror films > History and criticism
• Horror films

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index.

Contents

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.

Call Number

MFLP (Exorcist) 23-4066

ISBN

• 9780806541945
• 0806541946
• 9780806541969 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2023934458

OCLC

1350183236

Author

Segaloff, Nat, author, interviewer.

Title

The Exorcist legacy : 50 years of fear / Nat Segaloff.

Publisher

New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023]

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-282) and index.

Added Author

Blatty, William Peter, interviewee.

Russo, John, 1939- writer of preface.

Research Call Number

MFLP (Exorcist) 23-4066