The Exorcist.

[Lost hero]

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release of William Friedkin's The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Edition

Tech specs for the 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray have yet to be revealed. Extras include:

New Special Features

Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist: 40 years after his novel was published, The Exorcist author, screenwriter and producer returns to where it all began. First stop is a cabin/guest house in the hills of Encino, California, where Blatty wrote the novel. The author visits the place for the first time in 40 years and shares not only memories of writing the book, but also discusses how it inspired him. We then meet Blatty in two key and iconic locations; Georgetown University where the film was shot, and at the now-famous Exorcist steps. Throughout, Blatty reads from his novel, including an excerpt from a chilling newly published passage.


Talk of the Devil: While at Georgetown University, William Peter Blatty heard about a true case of possession from Father Eugene Gallagher. At the time the film came out, the priest talked at length about exorcism, the true story and about Blatty; this footage is now available for the first time in many years. It is as revealing as it is shocking.

Other Special Features

Introduction by William Friedkin
Two Audio Commentaries with William Friedkin
Audio Commentary with William Peter Blatty
The Fear of God: 25 Years of the Exorcist (1998 BBC Documentary)
Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist
Interviews: The Original Cut, Stairway to Heaven, The Final Reckoning
Sketches & Storyboards
Original Ending
Radio Spots
TV Spots
Trailers