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American exorcist, critical essays on William Peter Blatty, edited by Benjamin Szumskyj

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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American exorcist

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edited by Benjamin Szumskyj

critical essays on William Peter Blatty

"William Peter Blatty is best known for his novel The Exorcist, a work credited with sparking the explosion of the horror genre in the 1980s. These essays examine The Exorcist and other novels marking the first attempt to chart his growth from an author of mediocre comic novels to one of the premier authors about the supernatural"--Provided by publisher

"So much mystery ..." : the fiction of William Peter Blatty / Scott D. Briggs -- Lebanon, the fightin' Irish, and Billy Shakespeare : the comic novels of William Peter Blatty / John Goodrich -- Fear of the assimilation of the foreign other in The Exorcist / Philip L. Simpson -- Devil for the day : William Peter Blatty, Ira Levin, and the revision of the satanic / John Langan -- Horror of The Exorcist : its presentation and confrontation / J.W. Ocker -- Some thoughts on The Ninth Configuration / Henrik Sandbeck Harksen -- Twinkle, twinkle, "Killer" Kane! and The Ninth Configuration : a comparison / Ryan Streat -- "Foot, you are wise!" : the apologetic structure of The Ninth Configuration / Geoffrey Reiter -- Exorcist and legion : religious horrors / Tim Kroenert -- Devilish God : William Peter Blatty's legion and the problem of evil / James Doig -- Demons five, exorcists nothing--a fable : the theo-illogical, semi-autobiographical epic film that never was / Michael Garrett -- It ain't over till the fat lady sings : William Peter Blatty's elsewhere and the haunted house formula / Davide Mana -- Exegesis of William Peter Blatty : Catholicism, Exorcism and Pazuzu / Benjamin Szumskyj

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