Everything Exorcist

Regan’s Tongue t-shirt design

Captain Howdy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:47:15 +0000

As fans of The Exorcist know, coming across official memorabilia for the film is a difficult task. Marketing for motion pictures was handled very differently back in 1973 (Star Wars in ’77 soon changed all that!), there wasn’t exactly an abundance of t-shirts, lunch boxes, posters or figurines to latch onto. Not that we need [...]

On this day in 1973

Captain Howdy — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:42:57 +0000

On this day in 1973 The Exorcist premiered to audiences. Happy 38th Anniversary to one of the most chilling horror stories ever told, and Merry Christmas to all of its devoted fans who frequent this website. I look forward to bringing you more updates and discussion in the new year. Jason ‘Captain Howdy’ Join the [...]

All of Owen Roizman’s rare footage from the set of The Exorcist, uninterrupted

Captain Howdy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:17:42 +0000

One of the most fascinating aspects of The Exorcist blu-ray release last year was the famed Owen Roizman footage from behind the scenes finally being shown for the first time. Never-before-seen footage of cast and crew working diligently in silence (the footage has no sound) to make one of the most famous horror films of [...]

Linda Blair scheduled to appear at 2012 Victoria Film Festival

Captain Howdy — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:04:27 +0000

Any Exorcist fans who may have been considering attending the 2012 Victoria Film Festival in Canada’s beautiful British Columbia now have absolutely no excuse to miss it– Linda Blair will be appearing in person to sign autographs, give a Q&A session and enjoy and a screening of The Exorcist with a lucky audience. The 2012 Victoria Film Festival website [...]

Publicity begins for The Exorcist stage play

Captain Howdy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:59:40 +0000

Bringing William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist to the stage takes some courage. Not only is the novel a timeless best-seller, but the film that followed is revered as one of the greatest, and officially remains the highest grossing, horror films of all time. As I’ve previously posted, The Exorcist stage play will run from July 3 to [...]

ROULETTE review

Captain Howdy — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:03:00 +0000

I’ve been running captainhowdy.com since the late 90s. From time to time I’ve been tempted to post things not-related to The Exorcist, things I’ve wanted to share that I thought Exorcist fans might be interested in. Today will be the first day I actually do post something not related to The Exorcist. I’m posting this [...]

Fan Art: Sculptures & Drawings

Captain Howdy — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:07:41 +0000

Halloween night fast approaches! I hope many of you have some Exorcist-related costumes, decorations or themes for this spooky season. I myself will be dressing as Father Karras (complete with a suit splattered in green pea soup) and attending a horror film night at a local independent cinema. Sadly, they are not screening The Exorcist. [...]

Blatty reads an excerpt from The Exorcist

Captain Howdy — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:48:03 +0000

If you can get past the unfortunately irritating host Raymond Arroyd in this clip from his show The World Over, Exorcist fans can enjoy a very special treat. In the middle of this interview author William Peter Blatty is asked to read an excerpt from the 40th Anniversary edition of The Exorcist and, thank goodness, [...]

What an excellent day for a new Exorcist novel

Captain Howdy — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:29:00 +0000

The 40th Anniversary edition of William Peter Blatty’s iconic horror novel The Exorcist has hit shelves and is finding its way into the hands of fans everywhere (get your copy from Amazon if you haven’t already!) After 40 years being recognized as one of the scariest novels ever written, Blatty has personally updated his Author’s Note for [...]

Sculpting Regan from scratch

Captain Howdy — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:48:49 +0000

Halloween is coming, folks, and you know what that means: Carved pumpkins, mountains of candy and horror movie marathons on every other TV station. It’s also the one time die-hard Exorcist fans get to dress up as Regan, wearing clothes splashed with green pea soup and calling people “worthless cocksuckers” while blaming it on a [...]

Blatty confirms changes to the 40th Anniversary edition of The Exorcist novel

Captain Howdy — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:03:25 +0000

In a direct communication to Ryan, webmaster of The Ninth Configuration website, author William Peter Blatty has announced some amazing news for the forthcoming 40th Anniversary edition of The Exorcist novel (available September, already available for pre-order). It seems the special anniversary editions will not be an exact reproduction of the previous text. Blatty himself has made some changes [...]

Exclusive Miller’s Tale DVD package offers full length interview with Exorcist director William Friedkin

Captain Howdy — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:30:49 +0000

The director who was instrumental in bringing Jason Miller‘s pristine performance to The Exorcist, William Friedkin, recently spoke at length with independent director Rebecca Marshall. Some of his comments were used to make up the enthralling documentary Miller’s Tale, which is available, for a limited time, on DVD pre-order. One package Exorcist fans might be interested in obtaining [...]