Published here in this beautiful fortieth anniversary edition, it remains an unforgettable reading. But no crazed killers or blood sucking vampires or any other horror creation matches the villain in the exorcist. Its the book that remained on the new york times bestseller list for over a year. You have to be the sort of person who likes both the exorcist and leslie nielson to really get this one, and those are two areas that dont intersect much. Based on a trueish story about a boy possessed by a demon in. The exorcist was, and is, more than just a novel and a film. The margos revisit the 1971 novel the exorcist written by. The film and the novel are similar as blatty wrote for both, and the film is a threshold of horror and sets a high bar for the genre, and though it is iconic and terrifying and will surely people your dreams, for myself there is an inexplicable evil felt in the book that is so impressively powerful as to be traumatizing. The exorcist is a 1973 american supernatural horror film directed by william friedkin and produced and written for the screen by william peter blatty, based on the 1971 novel of the same name by blatty. The film and book remain powerful and disturbing, if not as scary as when they were first released and the film is near identical to the book.
The exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by american writer william peter blatty. This time i want to discuss the book legion, which became the film exorcist iii. It took the greatest film ever made and trashed it in a way that was on one level farcically stupid and on another level absolutely unforgivable. World over aftershow the exorcist author and screenwriter william peter blatty. Its halloween, so for this years horrorthemed book vs film were comparing one of the classics.
William peter blatty in 1971 wrote the exorcist, a deeply unsettling theological thriller that later became an extremely lucrative and controversial hollywood blockbuster. Also it should be noted that the exorcist home from the movie is at the top of the stairs to the left at 3600. It was followed by a 1983 sequel, legion, which was later adapted into the exorcist iii. I am sure that both fans of the franchise and those whove never heard of it alike will enjoy this show. Original exorcist novel gets revised for its 40th anniversary. After a gradual series of poltergeistlike disturbances in their rented. The main difference is that the novel is more of a detective story about damien karris while the film is just a horror movie thats sole focus is the demonic possession of regan.
Based on a story about a boy possessed by a demon in the 1950s blatty changed some of the key details to create this fiction classic. Despite the painfully lame moments that occur sporadically the movie holds up well and deserves a higher rating. It began with ingmar bergmans cries and whispers, and it closed with william friedkins the exorcist. William peter blatty, author of the exorcist, who was very vocal about his displeasure with the exorcist ii. Both films are about the weather of the human soul, and no two films could be more different. The film is devoted entirely to his deep dive with friedkin, and it. Its the film that became the first horror to be nominated for the best picture oscar. I got hold of the book and cant wait to start reading. The exorcist by florencemcc tuesday, october 25, 2016 0 book vs movie adaptation, books, film, horror, movies permalink 0 william peter blattys the exorcist was pretty much an instant bestseller when it came out in 1971. I feel like a little expert to this question as i read the book at 12 years old. The exorcist, the iconic book by william peter blatty, came out in 1971.
The exorcist, the book anyway is timeless and has much more depth than the movie, it does live up to the hype rewarding your intelligence as well as disturbing you when it needs to. The heretic, decided to take the helm and write the screenplay and direct the third. Home forums the exorcist book vs movie this topic contains 14 replies, has 6 voices, and was last updated by gav 9 years, 7 months ago. Book vs movie podcast replay the exorcist the margos revisit the 1971 novel written by the very interesting william peter blatty. Viewing 15 posts 1 through 15 of 15 total author posts july 9, 2010 at 1. Anyone who enjoyed the movie should take the time to read the book which preceded it.
Yet each in its own way forces us to look inside, to experience horror, to confront the reality of human suffering. Looking back on it, the exorcist isnt a particularly scary film. Dave is back with his book vs movie series and hes talking all about legion vs the exorcist iii. For twenty first century horror, the exorcist is one of these definitive works.
There is no denying the exorcist film is very similar to the book. Just started reading the exorcist 40th horrorlit reddit. The exorcist 1971, a classic horror novel by william peter blatty, narrates the story of a twelveyearold girl who suffers a demonic possession and the priest who must save her. Book vs movie the exorcist archives brooklyn fit chickbrooklyn. Dave is going through the biggest battle of all the exorcist book vs movie. The novel was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at. Funny things start happening in the macneils rented house. But unlike the movie, the book is about much, much more than ouija boards, spinning heads and projectile vomit, blatty said in an article exactly 40 years later.
In the exorcist, william peter blatty told the spinechilling story of a little girl named regan macneil, the daughter of a hollywood star shooting a film in the georgetown neighborhood of washington, d. The exorcist is 1971 horror novel by william peter blatty, which was adapted into a 1973 film. The exorcist by florencemcc tuesday, october 25, 2016 0 book vs movie adaptation, books, film, horror, movies permalink 0 william peter blattys the exorcist was pretty much an instant bestseller when it came out in 1971, and when the movie version came out just a couple of years later people lined up around the block to go see it. That being said, i want to continue with my book vs movie series. Few novels have shocked the world like the exorcist. Book vs movie podcast the exorcist replay brooklyn. The movie was very good too, but the book is even better. Differences between the exorcist book vs movie page 1. Especially because the script was written by blatty and earned him an oscar.
The story line goes further, has more characters and. As chris finishes her work on the film, regan begins to become inexplicably ill. He may seem tacked on in the movie but he provides urgency in the book since he essentially has reagan down pat for the murder of burke dennings and the local church desecrations. Nowadays, its considered a bit of a slowburn horror classic, disturbing the viewer and challenging perceptions about faith and humanity, rather than the tired out trope nowadays of jump scares and cgi effects. The exorcist was the first horror film to be nominated for best picture at the academy awards. I think that this films only real problem is that it has such a limited audience. After 40 years, grisly exorcist book gets a rewrite. We take a look at one of the most significant stories of all time the exorcist and how it thrived both on paper and.
Purposefully raw and profane, the exorcist still has the extraordinary ability to disturb readers and cause them to forget that it is just a story. David blackthorn every genre has definitive works that set a standard. Some of the greatest horror films found life in the pages of a book first. Exorcist ii is demonstrably the worst film ever made. One of the most notorious novels ever written, the movie adaptation attracted a lot of media controversy upon its release. Just started reading the exorcist 40th anniversary edition and had a question. Based on a reported case of demonic possession in the washington d. The exorcist by william peter blatty was released in 1971, weve all seen the subsequent film released in 1973, you might have read the book but an altogether different experience is guaranteed to scare the pants off you with the audiobook. But i hear alot of people telling me how they had nightmares for weeks after watching the movie. It is based on the 1971 novel of the same name by william peter blatty, the movie screenplay having been adapted by the author.
Whats different between the shining book and movie. Inspired by the reallife exorcism of a child in the 1940s, william peter blattys gripping tale of a young girl thought possessed, and the small group of determined individuals who race against time to save her, is as iconic as it is horrifying. No one would have ever known about the exorcism of roland doe nor would it have become the true story of the exorcist if not for an article in the washington post, which reported in late 1949, albeit with few details, that priests had indeed performed an exorcism. The exorcist, from book to film arkansas state university. The exorcist we take a look at one of the most significant stories of all time the exorcist and how it thrived both on paper and on screen. Also, in the movie there are multiple subliminal shots of a white demon face that will pop up throughout the runtime. Book vs movie podcast replay the exorcist the margos revisit the 1971 novel the exorcist written by the very interesting william peter blatty. The film and the novel are similar as blatty wrote for both, and the film is a threshold of horror and sets a high bar for the genre, and though it is iconic and terrifying and will surely people your dreams, for myself there is an inexplicable evil felt in the book that. Everyone involved in this, apart from linda blair, should be ashamed for all eternity. The main difference is that the novel is more of a detective story about damien karris while the film is just a horror movie thats sole focus is the.
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