The Exorcist (novel) The Exorcist (novel) The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book details the demonic possession of twelve-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon. Published by Harper & Row, the novel was the basis of a highly successful film adaption released two years later, whose screenplay was also written and produced by Blatty, and part of "The Exorcist" franchise. The novel was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared The screenplay will be written by Jason George. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (), also known as The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared in the US is a 2009 comic novel by the Swedish author Jonas Jonasson. The Swedish version was first published on 9 September 2009, and the English version on 12 July 2012. In 2018, a sequel to the book, "The Accidental Further adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man", was published which reflects the world's current state of affairs. Allan