The Exorcist (franchise)

The Exorcist is an American media franchise originating with The Exorcist, a 1971 horror novel by William Peter Blatty and most prominently featured in a 1973 film adapted from the novel, and many prequels and sequels. All of these installments focus on fictional accounts of persons possessed by Pazuzu, and the efforts of religious authorities to counter this possession.

List of media

Media within this franchise includes:

• The Exorcist (novel), a 1971 horror novel by William Peter Blatty
• Legion (novel), the 1983 follow-up
  • The Exorcist (film series), five horror films based on the fictional story from the novels:

Film	Release date
The Exorcist	December 26, 1973
Exorcist II: The Heretic	June 17, 1977
The Exorcist III	August 17, 1990
The Exorcist (2000 Dir. Cut)	September 22, 2000
Exorcist: The Beginning	August 20, 2004
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist	June 2, 2005

See also

• The Exorcist: Italian Style or L'esorciccio, a 1975 Italian comedy film that parodies the original 1973 film
• Exorcist (disambiguation)
• Exorcism