The Exorcist

Welcome to the first Top 10 list of 2012! In celebration of the off-kilter weirdness that is the upcoming release of the anthology film The Theater Bizarre, we bring you a list of other movies that stand out from the crowd. We at Dread Central proudly give you, in chronological order, 10 of the most groundbreaking horror films of all time. Enjoy...

We've been talking about a stage version of the classic William Peter Blatty novel The Exorcist for some time now, but finally some concrete details have come. The power of Christ compels you to read on!

It's good to see a timeless tale like William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist still very much in the public eye as it remains as effective as ever despite the passing of four decades. Well, another iteration is on its way, and we've got the scoop for you right here!

Written by William Peter Blatty Published by Harper Collins Publishing

In just a few days a new version of The Exorcist will be hitting bookstores and online outlets, and just like everything else that's massively cool, we have your hot ticket to score a copy on us!

It's hard to believe that it's been forty years since author William Peter Blatty wrote one of the single most terrifying novels the world has ever seen in The Exorcist, but alas, time flies! To celebrate this auspicious anniversary, Blatty has retooled his book a bit, thus creating The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Edition. From the Press Release

Time to add a little fun to your Monday afternoon. While not news by any stretch of the imagination, there are a couple of audience reaction clips floating around YouTube that we had to bring to your attention. Have some time to kill? Pull up a chair and dig on the terrors of days gone by!

Here's some news that's bound to get your head spinning. There's a new version of The Exorcist gearing up in Los Angeles but it may not be what you think it is. The power of Christ compels you to read on!

Now this? This is cool! The new music video for the Rival Schools song "Wring it Out" has hit the Net, and it manages to do what just about every possession film of the last 30 years got wrong ... create a loving homage to The Exorcist.

If there's one thing we love around here it's claymation. It's just so much more fascinating than anything we've seen that's CGI. Another thing we love? The Exorcist a.k.a. the movie that single-handedly ruined the chances of success for just about any filmmaker who dared to make a possession flick. Put them both together and you get one thing ... A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WIN.

There is something in the air. Can you smell the sweet scent of lust? Be careful where you step, kids; things are bound to get extremely messy as we present to you some of our favorite and most inappropriate sex scenes that the horror genre has doled out over the years! Be warned right now ...

And another notch has been added to the horror genre's ever growing belt of credibility! The Library of Congress has added the best and most frightening tale of demonic possession to their official National Film Registry.

Reviewed by Andrew Kasch

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Another week in October, another bounty crop of horror DVDs and Blu-rays. This week we have home entertainment from recent theatrical releases of nightmares of the mind as well as re-releases of classic and campy horror, all with boatloads of extras.