A priest is called in to help a 12-year-old girl who appears to be possessed by an overwhelming demonic force. Horror classic dramatised by Robert Forrest.

That’s how William Peter Blatty, who died Thursday at the ... the elderly priest in The Exorcist — Blatty was preoccupied with cosmology, with the place of human persons in a vast and ...

The writer was previously known for comedy Before writing the book "The Exorcist," and then the screenplay, William Peter Blatty was best known for writing comedies, including the "Pink Panther ...

and the efforts of religious authorities to counter it with various acts of faith. Inspired by the literary works of William Peter Blatty.

and the efforts of religious authorities to counter it with various acts of faith. Inspired by the literary works of William Peter Blatty.

While a fine stand-alone drama, "The Exorcist" was too big a hit not to sequelize. William Friedkin's original ... "Exorcist ...