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William peter blatty is best known for his novel the exorcist, a work widely credited with sparking the explosion of the horror genre in the 1980s. Inspired by a true story of a childs demonic possession in the 1940s, william peter blatty created. The corner is clipped on the inside cover of the dust jacket. But again, i must warn you that the forces of evil are desperate and dangerous now and are planning to. It spent fiftyseven weeks on the new york times bestseller list, seventeen consecutively at number one. Some feel that it is a real, godpowered battle against demons. Born and raised in new york city, blatty received his bachelors degree in english from the georgetown university in 1950, and his masters degree in english literature from.
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