A film sequel to his original, Exorcist II: The Heretic, had flopped at the box office six years before, and Blatty’s own sequel ignored it entirely, instead forming the basis for the next in the film series, The Exorcist III. It was nominated for three Golden Globes in 1981 and won the best writing award against The Elephant Man, Ordinary People and Raging Bull.īlatty eventually returned to his Exorcist universe, writing a 1983 sequel called Legion. A meditation on God’s existence, the film was described as “the finest large-scale American surrealist film ever made” by Peter Travers in People magazine. He adapted, directed and produced a film version two years later. Photograph: Alamy Stock PhotoĪfter the success of the book and film of The Exorcist, Blatty reworked Twinkle, Twinkle, “Killer” Kane! into a new book called The Ninth Configuration in 1978. Blatty, pictured with actors Linda Blair and Max Von Sydow at the 1973 Golden Globes ceremony.
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