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William Peter Blatty
We've read and reviewed William Peter Blatty's horror and gothic book The Exorcist on Book of the Day, scored and written up in full, with a clear verdict on who it's for.
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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel spends its first third on blood work, EEGs, and specialists, and that clinical patience is exactly why the horror lands. The Exorcist is a possession story built as a process of elimination, anchored by a Jesuit psychiatrist who has already lost his faith and has to certify a miracle anyway.