William Peter Blatty

'The Exorcist' Will Be Adapted For A New Series

Vulture | Posted 05.24.2012

What an excellent day for an exorcism! Nearly 40 years after "The Exorcist" became the first horror movie ever to be nominated for the Best Picture Os...

'Exorcist' Author To Sue Georgetown University In Catholic Court

Posted 05.18.2012

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) The author who turned Georgetown University into a horror scene in "The Exorcist" plans to sue the sch...

What Scares Writer Of 'The Exorcist'?

Posted 12.03.2011

The book "The Exorcist", famously made into a movie in 1973, came out 40 years ago. To celebrate this anniversary, the author William Peter Blatty...

Test Your Knowledge of Literature's Greatest Bed Bug Infestations

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Laurence Hughes

In this short tale of mystery and imagination, a man is bitten by a strange gold bug, which leads to the discovery of a cryptograph revealing the location of Captain Kidd's treasure.

A Quiet Little Thriller

William Friedkin | Posted 05.25.2011

William Friedkin

It has now been 27 years since Exorcist author William Blatty published a new novel, so as the director of the film derived from that novel, I chose to interview him about it.