An analysis of the underrated The Exorcist III by William Peter Blatty, looking at the film's path to the screen, how Blatty translated his ideas as both writer and director, what studio interference did to his vision, and why I think this is secretly the best Exorcist movie.
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#horror
#theexorcist
Music:
"Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield
"Adelaide's Trap" by The Blasting Company
"Collapse" by Michiru Oshima
"Hush" and "Through Glass" by Hello Meteor
"Go Tell Aunt Rhody" by Eveleanah
"Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
"Dusk" by HOME
"Good in Red" and "Vampires" by The Midnight
Sources:
https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Job&version=NIV
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2019/04/05/william-peter-blatty-why-there-good-exorcist
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-william-peter-blatty-exorcist-20131008-story.html
https://medium.com/writingandtyping/the-haunting-journey-of-william-peter-blatty-a8ddc24bc0f0
https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/10/19/think-the-exorcist-was-just-a-horror-movie-author-william-peter-blatty-says-youre-wrong/
https://www.lucysnyder.com/index.php/an-interview-with-william-peter-blatty/
https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/20/interview-with-the-exorcist-writerproducer-william-peter-blatty