Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist followed later that year by a DVD release. While William Peter Blatty, the author and screenwriter of "The Exorcist", described "Dominion" as "a handsome, classy, elegant piece of work", critical reaction to the film has nonetheless been mixed to negative. Many critics stated that it is only slightly better than Harlin's version, holding a rating of 30% on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic, whereas "Exorcist: The Beginning" holds a rating of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 30 out of 100 on Metacritic. Nonetheless, the good reviews "Dominion" did get were
The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book which rekindled interest in 1950s baseball. Brendan C. Boyd is co-author of The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading And Bubblegum Book. Brendan wrote another book, published in 1993, titled "Blue Ruin: A Novel of the 1919 World Series". According to the back of "Blue Ruin", "Brendan Boyd is a native of Boston who now lives in Paris with his wife, Elaine." In the introduction to the 1991 reissue edition of "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book," he noted that his car had been stolen, and along with it his baseball card collection. Fred C.