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Acclaimed director William Friedkin dies, but The Exorcist lives on

August 08, 2023

With news of the death of William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist, in Los Angeles on Monday, Ferdie Rous looks at why this cult classic still burns bright in the public imagination over half a century after it was first released Love it or hate it, everyone has a view on The Exorcist – whether they’ve read the

Better the devil you know

July 01, 2021

As The Exorcist turns 50, Ferdie Rous assesses the diabolical story’s redemptive qualities

The Power and the Gory

July 01, 2021

It is now 50 years since the 1971 publication of William Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel The Exorcist, inspired by a 1949 case of demonic exorcism (it took two priests) that was a news story when Blatty attended Georgetown University in the 1950s. To date there have been two novels, around four films, a television series,

The director of The Exorcist is right: diabolical possession goes beyond science

November 03, 2016

William Friedkin has reached the same conclusion as the late exorcist Fr Gabriele Amorth

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/11/16

November 01, 2016

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August 09, 2016

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May 20, 2016

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Exorcism films exaggerate satanic powers over God, says exorcist

January 13, 2016

The president of the International Association of Exorcists has written an article for the Vatican newspaper

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