From which novel and movie were based Exorcism of 1949 still thrills St. Louis
Thursday, October 31, 2013
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Saint Louis University junior Zach Grummer-Strawn has never seen "The Exorcist," the 1973 horror film considered one of the finest examples of unadulterated cinematic terror. He's only vaguely familiar with the monthlong 1949 demon-purging ritual at his school on which the film and William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel were based.
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