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Robert Glenister and Ian McDiarmid star in a gripping BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of William Peter Blatty’s classic horror novel ‘When a radio play is this good, the devil really is in the details’ Radio Times Summoned to a case of apparent possession, Father Karras is at first sceptical...

Lester and Kynan attempt to examine, extrapolate and excavate each minute of the iconic film, "The Exorcist." Join them as they cover the scariest movie of all time, minute by terrifying minute! New episodes every Tuesday and Wednesday!

Mark Kermode’s compelling study of this horror classic was originally published in 1997, and then extensively updated and expanded in 2003 to incorporate the discovery of new material. This revised edition documents the deletion and reinstatement of key scenes that have now been integrated into the film to create The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen. Candid interviews with director William Friedkin and writer/producer William Peter Blatty reveal the behind the-scenes battles which took place during the production.

Prequel. Exorcist: The Beginning traces the story of Father Merrin back to his first encounter with the devil during his missionary work in Africa.

On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist 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. The Exorcist Legacy reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty's bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages.

Across the world, demonic possessions are occurring at an alarming rate, taking over the lives of thousands of young women. The Vatican is aware of the dilemma and assigns a special task force led by a priest and a scientist to investigate. They quickly uncover a shocking series of demonic possessions centered around a location called Dead Man’s Land and focus their efforts to discover the source behind the epidemic.

A haunted homicide detective is confronted by the apparent return of a brutal serial killer he helped send to the electric chair 15 years earlier.

A podcast exploring the dark corners of The Exorcist with Gina Brandolino, a lecturer who writes about and teaches courses in Horror at the University of Michigan and Gabrielle Thomas, an assistant professor in Early Christianity and Anglican Studies at Emory University and ordained priest in the Church of England. Cover art by John Watson (johnnwatsonlinocuts.com) and design by Joe Carlough (displacedsnail.com).