{"product_id":"exorcist-legacy-50-years-of-fear-hardcover","title":"Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cb\u003eSince 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e 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, fascinating 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. Written by Nat Segaloff, an original publicist for the movie and the acclaimed biographer of its director, with a foreword from John Russo, author and cowriter of the seminal horror film \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn December 26, 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages. Nat Segaloff, biographer of the film’s director, William Friedkin, draws on original interviews with cast, crew, and participants as well as revelations from personal papers to present an intriguing and surprising new view of the making of the movie, and its aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSegaloff also examines as never before the keys to the movie’s enduring appeal. Friedkin and Blatty’s goal was far more ambitious than making a scary movie; they aimed to make people “think about the concept of good and evil.” \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds, and then some, not just by creating on-screen scares, but by challenging viewers’ deepest personal beliefs—and fears.","brand":"Segaloff, Nat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337304404242,"sku":"9780806541945","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/3889203482475.jpg?v=1780440181","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/exorcist-legacy-50-years-of-fear-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}