William Peter Blatty felt that the success of "The Exorcist" hijacked his identity, but Carole Sargent also believes there is more of Blatty's internal world in the book and film than meets the eye.

But exorcism’s really big moment came in the 1960s and ’70s, when two major things happened. First, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal: In the ’60s, a faction of the Catholic Church became ...

Portland writer Marlena Williams' new book "Night Mother" is a personal and cultural history of the 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist." Williams interweaves a collection of critiques and essays on ...

And more tidbits from Nat Segaloff’s ‘The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear,’ which charts the afterlife of the scariest movie ever made.

Nat Segaloff's 'The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear' marks the anniversary of a classic by harking back to how real the horror felt to audiences.

The Exorcist's Rule Book. A serious manifestation of evil is never a pretty thing, but Catholic priests face down demons with precision.

Review. The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear. By Nat Segaloff Citadel: 352 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support ...

Exorcisms performed by the Catholic Church are likely the best-known exorcisms, ... The publication of the first exorcism book around 1400 A.D. was followed by what would be decades, ...

Laycock’s latest book, “The Exorcist Effect,” looks into the demand the 1973 film created for exorcism; he says the film had a role in shifting the Catholic Church’s attitude toward the ...