My guest is Nat Segaloff, author of The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear. Nat is uniquely qualified to write about this controversial classic. As a publicist working for the film, he was standing guard outside the auditorium doors for the first press screening . He knew director William Friedkin, and wrote his authorized biography and spent time with Exorcist novelist/screenwriter William Peter Blatty. We talked about the many versions and sequels of the Exorcist, the women who were integral to the creation and execution of the story, and how while nothing can match the original film, the movies it inspired have a lot to offer.

More about the books we discussed:

The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear

https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806541945/the-exorcist-legacy/

Breaking the Code: Otto Preminger vs. Hollywood’s Censors

https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Code-Preminger-Hollywoods-Censors/dp/1493074881

The Naughty Bits: What The Censors Wouldn't Let You See in Hollywood's Most Famous Movies

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-naughty-bits-nat-segaloff/1145630555

A previous episode where we discuss Nat’s book about Scarface:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat-segaloff-author-of-say-hello-to-my-little-friend/id1595631474?i=1000644783035

More about Nat Segaloff:

http://www.natsegaloff.com/

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