{"product_id":"the-exorcist-legacy-50-years-later","title":"The Exorcist Legacy 50 Years Later","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrade Paperback - New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by John Russo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpdated and Expanded with a New Coda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA provocative, fascinating, and compulsively readable account of one of the most shocking, influential, and successful films of all time,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, with a new coda on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist: Believer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the upcoming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist: Deceiver\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOn December 26, 1973,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esucceeds, and then some, not just by creating on-screen scares, but by challenging viewers’ deepest personal beliefs—and fears.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nat Segaloff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45233312202805,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/1622\/8661\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-18at1.14.49PM.png?v=1779131731","url":"https:\/\/daisychainbook.co\/products\/the-exorcist-legacy-50-years-later","provider":"Daisy Chain Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}