'The Exorcist': William Friedkin's Behind-the-Scenes Stories, From Set Burning Down to Casting Linda
The Exorcists director, William Friedkin, who died in August at the age of 87, was well aware of the horror movies lasting cultural impact years following its theatrical debut in 1973. Like several iconic films, the adaptation of William Peter Blattys novel -- which chronicled a case of demonic possession in a 12-year-old girl --