American exorcist : critical essays on William Peter Blatty /
Szumskyj, Benjamin,1982-
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.,
c2008.
"William Peter Blatty is best known for his novel The Exorcist, a work credited with sparking the explosion of the horror genre in the 1980s. These essays examine The Exorcist and other novels marking the first attempt to chart his growth from an author of mediocre comic novels to one of the premier authors about the supernatural"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"William Peter Blatty is best known for his novel The Exorcist, a work credited with sparking the explosion of the horror genre in the 1980s. These essays examine The Exorcist and other novels marking the first attempt to chart his growth from an author of mediocre comic novels to one of the premier authors about the supernatural"--Provided by publisher.
Blatty, William Peter
American fiction