The Exorcist (film series) The Exorcist (film series) The Exorcist is an American horror franchise consisting of five installments and television series based on the novel "The Exorcist", created by William Peter Blatty. The films have been distributed by Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox. The films have grossed over $661 million at the worldwide box office. Critics have given the films mixed reviews. In 2004, a prequel ("") was released. This was the second version of the prequel film made at that time as the first version (directed by Paul Schrader) was deemed unsatisfactory by the studio upon completion, and the entire project
The Exorcist III his pride in the finished version of "Exorcist III": "It's still a superior film. And in my opinion, and excuse me if I utter heresy here, but for me...it's a more frightening film than "The Exorcist"." Blatty hoped to recover the deleted footage from the Morgan Creek vaults so that he might re-assemble the original cut of the film which he said was "rather different" from what was released, and a version of the film which fans of the "Exorcist" series have been clamouring for. In 2007, Blatty's wife reported on a fan site that "my husband tells me that