One of our writers watched The Exorcist for the first time and came away with lots of thoughts about William Friedkin's enduring 1973 horror classic.

"The Exorcist" was a major game-changer for the horror genre when it was released back in 1973, and the shockingly strong ...

The 1970s were an amazing year for cinema. Many talented emerging directors had untethered creative reign and financial ...

Starring in "The Exorcist" at 14 years old was not easy for Linda Blair, and she had "no idea" the movie would turn into a cult classic over the last five decades. In an interview with Fox News ...

Whether spinning cinematic yarns about New York cops or a South American convo, the late William Friedkin prized authenticity above all things. That even applied to scenarios that seemed beyond the ...

In 2013, USA TODAY spent the day with "The Exorcist" director William Friedkin and author William Peter Blatty in downtown Washington, where they discussed important sites and inspiration behind the ...

"The Exorcist: Believer" is here to scare a new generation of horror fans. The film's director, David Gordon Green, and producer, Jason Blum, explained how excited they are to continue the story of ...

When cinematic legend William Friedkin died in August, most of the mournful obituaries focused on tributes to his eclectic body of work. Affectionately nicknamed “Hurricane Billy” for his force of ...

The devil’s been plenty busy on screen in the past 50 years. Think of all the possession films that “The Exorcist” spawned – some good, many bad, and arguably none quite as unsettling as the original ...

The Exorcist franchise finally returns to theaters 18 years after the last installment, taking the top spot at the box office, but like most of the films spun off of the 1973 horror classic, it failed ...