The Exorcist III The Exorcist III The Exorcist III is a 1990 American horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment in the "Exorcist" franchise and an adaptation of Blatty's "Exorcist" novel "Legion" (1983). It stars George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif. Despite its title, "The Exorcist III" is set 17 years after the original film and ignores the events of "." It follows a character from the first film, Lieutenant William F. Kinderman, who investigates a series of demonic murders in Georgetown that have the hallmarks of the Gemini, a
The Exorcist (novel) Cemetery Dance published a special omnibus edition of "The Exorcist" and its sequel "Legion", signed by Blatty (). A limited edition of 750 copies (with an additional 52 leatherbound copies), it is now out of print. On September 27, 2011, "The Exorcist" was re-released as a 40th Anniversary Edition in paperback, hardcover and audiobook editions with differing cover artwork. This new, updated edition featured and revised material, as Blatty writes: "The 40th Anniversary Edition of The Exorcist will have a touch of new material in it as part of an all-around polish of the dialogue and prose. It also features