Episode 5, The Exorcist, Screenplay by William Blatty

Christine tells Jessica about The Exorcist film (with a screenplay by William Blatty, based on the book by Blatty), including why it was banned, its effects on the audience at the time, and the real life "curses" on the movie set--plus a truly bonkers real-life ghost story!

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Tune in next week for our discussion about The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie!

Links to episode 5 quotations and further reading:

• IMDB for The Exorcist film (1973)
• The New York Times Review of The Exorcist on its 50th anniversary
• The Exorcist book
• Blatty's book on his son’s death and the after life: Finding Peter: A True Story of the Hand of Providence and Evidence of Life After Death