‘Exorcist’ author William Peter Blatty dead at 89
- 13-Jan-2017
LOS ANGELES: William Peter Blatty, the author of the novel “The Exorcist” and writer of its Oscar-winning big-screen adaptation, has died aged 89, the director of the iconic horror movie announced Friday. Blatty wrote several books but his signature achievement was the 1971 novel that told the story of a 12-year-old girl whose vile behavior leads a […]