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William peter blatty january 7, 1928 january 12, 2017 was an american writer and filmmaker best known for his 1971 novel the exorcist and for the academy awardwinning screenplay of its film adaptation. Inspired by a true story of a childs demonic possession in the 1940s, william peter blatty created. Oct 29, 2011 after 40 years, grisly exorcist book gets a rewrite in 1971, william peter blatty told the spinechilling story of a little girl who becomes possessed by a malevolent demon in washington, d. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of roland doe, deals with the demonic possession of a 12yearold girl and her. William peter blatty, the exorcist author, dead at 89. The exorcist william peter blatty audiobook english. Rip william peter blatty, who wrote the great horror novel of our time, stephen king tweeted friday. It remains one of the most controversial novels ever written and went on. Published by user, 14 years ago i had this book for the last two years sitting in a pile of books that were inline to be read. The mysterious events, with their glimmerings of a supernatural realm, are described in the latest book by the man behind what may be the 20th centurys most famous horror story.
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