American Exorcist: Critical Essays on William Peter Blatty Book

1 "So Much Mystery ...": The Fiction of William Peter Blatty Scott D. Briggs Briggs, Scott D. 9

2 Lebanon, the Fightin' Irish, and Billy Shakespeare: The Comic Novels of William Peter Blatty John Goodrich Goodrich, John 18

3 Fear of the Assimilation of the Foreign Other in The Exorcist Philip L. Simpson Simpson, Philip L. 25

4 A Devil for the Day: William Peter Blatty, Ira Levin, and the Revision of the Satanic John Langan Langan, John 45

5 The Horror of The Exorcist: Its Presentation and Confrontation J. W. Ocker Ocker, J. W. 71

6 Some Thoughts on The Ninth Configuration Henrik Sandbeck Harksen Harksen, Henrik Sandbeck 78

7 Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! and The Ninth Configuration: A Comparison Ryan Streat Streat, Ryan 89

8 "Foot, You Are Wise!" The Apologetic Structure of The Ninth Configuration Geoffrey Reiter Reiter, Geoffrey 99

9 The Exorcist and Legion: Religious Horrors Tim Kroenert Kroenert, Tim 112

10 The Devilish God: William Peter Blatty's Legion and the Problem of Evil James Doig Doig, James 124

11 Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing - A Fable: The Theo-Illogical, Semi-Autobiographical Epic Film That Never Was Michael Garrett Garrett, Michael 132

12 It Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings: William Peter Blatty's Elsewhere and the Haunted House Formula Davide Mana Mana, Davide 150

13 The Exegesis of William Peter Blatty: Catholicism, Exorcism and Pazuzu Benjamin Szumskyj Szumskyj, Benjamin 166

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