The Steps of the Exorcist

The iconic shot from the film The Exorcist

The Exorcist was published in 1971 and released as a film in 1973, spawning one of the most pervasive sub-genres of horror to this day, with every variation you could possibly imagine on the exorcism story.

Launching in the year of the film’s 50th anniversary, I plan to trace the whole of The Exorcist series, with some minor diversions, from its real life origins through to its recent additions. Updates every two weeks.

The series is organised in chronological order.

• The Exorcism of Roland Doe – an exploration of real life exorcism that inspired the original novel.
• The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (1971)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• The Exorcist II: Heretic (1977)
• The Ninth Configuration (1980)
• Legion by William Peter Blatty (1983)
• The Exorcist III (1990)
• Repossessed (1990)
• Blatty, You’ve Done It Again! – An overview look at the differing versions of The Exorcist (book and film), and The Exorcist III.
• Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
• Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
• The Exorcist TV show (2016-17)
  • Series 1 (2016)
  • Series 2 (2017)
• Hollywood Exorcism – a brief overview look at the impact of The Exorcist on possession and exorcism films leading up to its most recent release. Coming 27th April
• The Exorcist: Believer (2023)