William Peter Blatty

Chasing demons, finding people: exorcism culture in 1970’s RI

By Nancy Green on January 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, a former Jesuit school valedictorian who conjured a tale of demonic possession and gave millions the fright of their lives with the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning movie “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 89. He did have an illustrious career beyond your average pulp writer… […]

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William Peter Blatty

Chasing demons, finding people: exorcism culture in 1970’s RI

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