The I Index

The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear

Maybe someday

35

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

18/100

Critics

53/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Nat Segaloff

Publisher:

Citadel Press Books

Date:

July 25, 2023

Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the original movie release, this is the definitive story of the scariest movie ever made and its lasting impact as one of the most shocking, influential, and successful adventures in the history of film.

What The Reviewers Say

Nicolas Rapold,
Air Mail
He remembers the frenzy firsthand. But his new book dwells on production forensics: how the movie and its concept were developed and written and massaged.
Chris Vognar,
The Los Angeles Times
Dutiful, soup-to-nuts.

Publishers Weekly
[An] encyclopedic overview.