William Peter Blatty

In William Peter Blatty’s novel, The Exorcist, a thirteen year old girl becomes ill. The mother, Chris MacNeil, believes that her daughter is possessed by a demon after doctors are unable to diagnose the child. Mrs. MacNeil seeks help from Father Karras after the doctors tell her to go to a priest. Father Karras, a priest and psychiatrist, declined the idea of performing an exorcism on the girl after Mrs. MacNeil asked him for the favor. Father Karras tried to reason with Mrs. MacNeil that the girl

James Earl Jones flying on the back of a bug through the desert or something equally stupid. It wasn 't until X years later that we finally got a proper sequel, The Exorcist III, but that too was plagued with issues, with both Director/Author William Peter Blatty and the studio not agreeing on what they wanted as a final product. I haven 't even mentioned the even crazier Exorcist: The Beginning, directed by Renny Harlin, which was later re-released as the slightly superior version Dominion: Prequel

order to create the horror characteristics they wish to include throughout their novels, and therefore I will analyse the techniques used by Stephen King and William Blatty in two of their most famous novels. The purpose of this comparative analysis is to discover what language and stylistic features Stephen King in ‘’The Shining’’ and William Blatty in ‘’The Exorcist’’ use to create characteristics of the horror genre. I will discover how both authors use important writing techniques such as foreshadowing

Jessica Rodriguez Professor Powell ENG1100 July 26, 2015 Creating Feelings We all agree movies allow us to escape and take us to places we’ve never been and inside the skin of people quite different from ourselves. They not only offer people a window onto the wider world, but opens eyes to feelings and emotion. Audiences feel what the director wants the audience to feel. The definition of feeling is an emotional state or reaction (feeling). This is, the motivation and empowerment for anyone attempting

The novel The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty, was highly controversial and popularly read during its publication in the 1970's. This is mainly due to the many ways in which it challenges the rationality of that time. The story begins with the gradual demon possession of an adolescent girl named Reagan, and then goes on to narrate how her state of possession affected those around her. The book makes clear how the religious weakness in the affected members of the community created the perfect

There are many real life horror stories that drew a lot of attention. There are many movies, books and even songs about those real life time horror events. For instance the movie "The Exorcist" is a 1973 American Supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, released in 1973. The film is based on a true story that happened in the late 1940's, in the United States. The story is documented under the pseudonym "Ronald Doe" or "Robbie Mannheim". A 14-year-old boy was the alleged victim of demonic

as the light shines out the projector and then an unknown demonic scream fills the air. The Exorcist was released on December 26, 1973 in twenty-six theaters by the Director William Friedkin and his production company the Warner Brothers. The film derived from the novel also named The Exorcist written by William Peter Blatty in 1971 which was very commercially successful book and appeared on the New York Best Seller’s list. The novel and the movie were very similar and only a few changes were made

For this summer reading I decided to read the Scary Novels. Which included Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, and Stephen King’s The Shining. The Haunting of Hill House is about an 80 year old mansion built by a man named Huge Crain. Dr. Montague, a paranormal investigator, rents the house in hopes to experience the supernatural. He invites four people, Eleanor Vance, Theodora and Luke Sanderson, based on their pasts. From there they stay for the summer

IN1002: Computation & Reasoning Coursework 1: Semantic Networks & Prolog Part I: Algorithms and Prolog a) i) d=1947 i=1, d=1947+11 = 1958 i=2, no change to d i=3, d=1958+11 = 1969 i=4, no change to d i=5, n=8, d=1969+8 = 1977 i=6, n=6, d=1977+6 = 1983 i=7, n=4, d=1983+4 = 1987 Return: d= 1987 ii) d=2007 i=6, d=2007-6 = 2001 i=5, d=2001-8 = 1993 i=4, d=1993-10 = 1983 i=3, no change to d i=2, d=1983-10 = 1973 i=1, no change to d Return: d= 1973 b) Therefore consider

The 70’s decade was a milestone in US (United States) history for many reasons. It was an important stride in women's rights, sports, education, politics, global issues, and helping nature. From catchy phrases, to presidential scandals, the 70’s decade majorly contributed to our US history. One major event in the 70’s was sports for many reasons. Cassius Clay had defended his title 8 times, but in 1967 outside the ring, he lost a major battle. He was convicted of refusing to submit induction into