{"product_id":"the-exorcist-legacy-50-years-of-fear-9780806541952","title":"The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear","description":"\u003cb\u003eForeword by John Russo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpdated and Expanded with a New Coda \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA provocative, fascinating, and compulsively readable account of one of the most shocking, influential, and successful films of all time, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, with a new coda on \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist: Believer\u003c\/i\u003e and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist: Deceiver\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn December 26, 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the 1949 real-life exorcism in Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty's bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages. Nat Segaloff, biographer of the film's director, William Friedkin, draws on original interviews with cast, crew, and participants as well as revelations from personal papers to present an intriguing and surprising new view of the making of the movie, and its aftermath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSegaloff also examines as never before the keys to the movie's enduring appeal. Friedkin and Blatty's goal was far more ambitious than making a scary movie; they aimed to make people \"think about the concept of good and evil.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds, and then some, not just by creating on-screen scares, but by challenging viewers' deepest personal beliefs--and fears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNat Segaloff\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, producer, journalist, and Hugo and Locus Award-nominated author of more than two dozen books about filmmakers and film history, including \u003ci\u003eHurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin\u003c\/i\u003e. He covered the film industry for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Herald \u003c\/i\u003eand worked on A\u0026amp;E's flagship \u003ci\u003eBiography\u003c\/i\u003e series as well as programming for The learning Channel, New World, Disney, Turner Classic Movies, and USA Network. As one of the original publicists on \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, he closes a haunting chapter in his life with \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e. Segaloff lives in Los Angeles and can be found online at NatSegaloff.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Citadel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500772098322,"sku":"9780806541952","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_559641b1-16cb-4ca5-b2ba-e05cab86908c.jpg?v=1753200219","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-exorcist-legacy-50-years-of-fear-9780806541952","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}