"THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE"
- Mark Kermode, BBC Radio One, 1998 -
WILLIAM PETER BLATTY'S
THE EXORCIST X
Directed by WILLIAM FRIEDKIN

Bibliography & Recommended reading/viewing

All of the documents listed below are from my own collection, if you have any other reading material on The Exorcist please e-mail me an I will add it to the list.

BOOKS

Allen, Thomas 

Possessed (London: Corgi, 1994)

Biskind, Peter

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998)

Blatty, William Peter 

Demon's Five, Exorcists Nothing (New York: Donald I. Fine 1996)                      

The Exorcist (New York: Harper & Row, 1971)                                        

The Exorcist & Legion (London: Faber & Faber Ltd.,1998)            

 I'll Tell Them I Remember You (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1973)    

 Legion (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983)                                     

The Ninth Configuration (New York: Harper and Row, 1978)  

The Ninth Configuration (Suffolk: ScreenPress Books, 1999)          

Twinkle Twinkle 'Killer' Kane (New York: Doubleday, 1966)         

On The Exorcist: From Novel to Film (New York, Bantam, 1974)

Brotman, Mikita, Hollywood Hex (London, Creation Books, 1999)

Kermode, Mark 

The Exorcist (1st edition) (London: BFI Modern Classics, 1997) 

The Exorcist (2nd edition) (London: BFI Modern Classics, 1998) 

The Exorcist: The Making Of A Classic Motion Picture (Middlesex: Aclea Enterprises Ltd., 1998)

Key, Wilson Bryan 

Media Sexploitation (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1976)

King, Stephen 

Danse Macabre (London: MacDonald & Co., 1981)

Matthews, Tom Dewe 

Censored (London: Chatto & Windus Ltd., 1994)

McCabe, Bob 

The Exorcist Out Of The Shadows (London: Omnibus Press, 1999)

McCambridge, Mercedes 

The Quality Of Mercy (New York: Times Books, 1981)

Newman, Howard 

The Exorcist: The Strange Story Behind the Film (New York: Pinnacle, 1974)

Pallenberg, Barbara 

The Making Of Exorcist II: The Heretic (New York: Warner Books, 1977)

Segaloff, Nat 

Hurricane Billy (New York: William Morrow, 1990)

Travers, Peter and Stephanie Reiff 

The Story Behind The Exorcist (New York: New American Library, 1974)

ARTICLES

Applebaum, Stephen 

Film: The Exorcist, The Information, October 31-November 6 1998, p.12

Bartholomew, David 

The Exorcist: The Book, The Movie, The Phenomenon, Cinefantastique, vol.3 no.4, Winter 1974, pp. 8-13                                          

Dick Smith interview, Cinefantastique, vol.3 no.4, Winter 1974, pp. 17-21                                     

 Altering States, Cinifantastique, vol.11 no.1, Summer 1981, pp. 26-43

Bentley, Jack 

Devil's Daughter, Sunday Mirror, 3 February 1974

Biodrowski, Steve 

Self Possessed: William Peter Blatty, Fear, June 1990       

Dispossessed, Fear, no. 6, May/June 1989

Blackburn, Greta 

The Star: Linda Blair, Fangoria, no.60, January 1987, pp. 20-59

Bosco, Scott 

A Look Back at The Exorcist Effects, Fangoria, no.31, December 1983, pp. 28-32

Brinkley, Bill 

Priest Frees Mt. Rainer Boy Reported Held in Devil's Grip, Washington Post, 20 August 1949, pp. 1-9

Calcutt, Andrew 

Haunted by The Exorcist, Living Marxism, no.109, April 1998, pp. 38-9

Crook, Simon 

Dial 666 For Emergencies, Total Film, no. 25, February 1999, p.35                                                     

Exorcist Unbound, Total Film, no. 28, May 1999, p.31

Crouch, William 

William Friedkin interview, Cinefantastique, vol.3, no.3, Fall 1974, pp. 6-13

Davis, Paul

The Exorcist, SLAP, vol.1, no.1, October 1998, p. 7               

The Exorcist on DVD, NTSC User, no.1, January - February 1999, pp. 35   

The Exorcist on PAL VHS, NTSC User, vol.4, no.3, April 1999, p.17 

The Exorcist: Rotating, Levitation & Vomit, Horror-wood, vol.3, no. 11, November 1999

Ehrlich, Cindy 

Doin' the Devil's Sound Effects, Rolling Stone, 28 February 1974

Fort, Benjamin 

The Curse that Hangs Over The Exorcist, Castle Of Frankenstein, no. 22, 1974, p.34

Fraser, Rob 

One Director - William Friedkin - No Compromises, Total Film, no. 23, December 1998, pp.76-80

Freer, Sloan

The Exorcist, Apollo Home Entertainment, May 1999, pp.5-6

Gallagher, John A. 

The Exorcists: Max Von Sydow & Jason Miller, Fangoria, no. 60, January 1987, pp. 24-61

Gaul, Lou 

The Possession Of Linda Blair, Castle Of Frankenstein, no. 24, 1974, pp.30-59

Goldberg, Lee 

The Director: William Friedkin, Fangoria, no. 60, January 1987, pp.22-7

Gordon, Alex 

Dissecting a Horror Classic, Fangoria, no. 60, January 1987, pp.14-15

Higham, Charles 

Will the Real Devil Speak Up? Yes!, The New York Times (Arts), 27 January 1974

Hogan, Peter 

The Devil May Care, Uncut, November 1998, pp. 30-3

Hunt, Nick  

The Exorcist, Total Film, no. 23, December 1998, p.98

Jolin, Dan 

The Exorcist, Total Film, no. 28,  May 1999, p.97

Jones, Nick Freand 

William Friedkin: Maverick - The Fear Of God, National Film Theatre; programme, 21 October 1998

Kermode, Mark 

Exorcise Cycle, 20/20, no. 13, April 1990, pp.76-7             

Talk of The Devil, Video Sell Through, June 1990, pp.13-14         

Devil's Advocate, Time Out, no. 1053, 24-31 October 1990, pp.17-18 

Still Haunted By The Exorcist, Guardian, 8 November 1990, p.27          

Devilish Deceptions, Fear, no. 24, December 1990, pp.13-16        

His Satanic Majesty Presents..., Vox, March 1991, p.106                     

The Mysteries Of Faith: Misinformation and Missing Scenes in The Exorcist, Video Watchdog, no. 6 (666), July/August 1991, pp.32-55              

Devilish Delights: The Exorcist - A Horror Classic, The Dark Side, no. 14, November 1991, pp.6-56     

The Regan Era, Fangoria, no. 130, March 1994, pp.14-21                 

Aftershock, Daily Telegraph, 21 February 1998, p. A1                     

The Exorcist turns 25, The New Statesman, 27 February 1998, p.49   

Lucifer Rising, Sight & Sound, July 1998, pp.6-11

Kempster, Grant

The Exorcist Diaries, Shivers, no. 60, December 1998, pp.18-21

Lackmann, Ron 

I Was The Exorcist (-sort of!), Screen Greats, no. 2, 1990, pp. 40-3

Lowe, Andy 

Top Ten Mad Movie Shoots: 3) The Exorcist, Total Film, no. 20, September, 1998, p.68

Lucas, Tim and Mark Kermode 

The Exorcist: From the Subliminal to the Ridiculous, Video Watchdog, no. 6 (666), July/August 1991, pp.20-31

Lynskey, Dorian 

The Exoricst, Total Film, no. 34, November 1999, p.112

McCabe, Bob 

The Devil Inside, Empire, November 1998, pp.106-115

Myers, Steve 

William Friedkin interview, Castle of Frankenstein, no. 22, 1974, pp.35-58

Reed, Rex, Filming The Exorcist - it was Hell, Los Angeles Times, Calendar, 24 March 1974

Ringel, Harry 

The Exorcist, Cinefantastique, vol. 3, no. 2, Spring 1974, pp.24-40

Petley, Julian and Mark Kermode 

For Their Eyes Only, Time Out, no. 1007, 6-13 December 1989, pp.21-3

Scapperotti, Dan and David McDonnell

The Makeup FX Artist: Dick Smith, Fangoria, no. 60, January 1987, pp.26-66

Spanton, Tim 

The Exorcist File, The Sun, October 30 1998, p.41

Tookey, Christopher 

Seventies Shocker that Spawned a Modern Evil, Daily Mail, October 30 1998, P. 44

Von Ruhland, Catherine 

Holy Ghostbusters, The Independent; Review, 18 June 1998, p. 13

Weiss, Ron 

The Making Of The Exorcist, Quasimodo's Monster Magazine, vol. 1, no. 14, September 1975, pp.53-63

Winogura, Dale 

Jason Miller: An Interview, Cinefantastique, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter 1974, pp.13-14           

William Friedkin interview, Cinefantastique, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter 1974, pp. 14-17

Winstanley, Cam 

Spiderwoman, Total Film, no. 17, June 1998, p.36

Winter, Douglas 

The Author: William Peter Blatty, Fangoria, no. 60, January 1987, pp.16-68

FILM / TELEVISION

Blatty, William Peter 

The Ninth Configuration, (1980:)                                         

Legion/The Exorcist III, (1990:)

Friedkin, William 

The Exorcist, (1973: Warner Bros Inc/Hoya Productions Inc.)  

The French Connection, (1971:)

Jones, Nick Freand 

The Fear Of God: 25 Years Of The Exorcist, (1998: BBC Television)

Discovery Channel

In the Grip of Evil, (1997: Laser Light Video)

Davis, Paul 

Mark Kermode interview, (1999: Rapture Television)

 

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