WILLIAM  PETER  BLATTY-author of  the Exorcist-Available for Interviews  

Interview Opportunity OCASOMEDIA 305-396-2806

"Finding Peter: A True Story Of The Hand Of Providence And Evidence Of Life After Death"  

One of the greatest horror writers of all time loses his teen age son and experiences a series of odd events, in the midst of intense grief convincing him of life after death and communication from beyond the grave from a son he greatly loved.  

GUEST INTRO:   

William Peter Blatty is best known as the acclaimed  novelist of  The Exorcist, screen writer and producer of the Academy Award winning  film of the same name.  

Blatty grew up in a home marked by constant evictions  and what he termed comically  “comfortable destitution” in New York. Later after graduating from Brooklyn Prep, Blatty  attended Georgetown where he heard a priest tell the story of a demonic possession that became the basis for the novel and later the block buster film. 

Finishing grad school, William Blatty served in the US Air Force in their Psychological Warfare Division. His dream of pursuing work in writing and entertainment was prompted by a friend.  After PR job stints in California, Blatty won $10,000 on Grocho Marx show, You Bet Your Life allowing him to write full time. He ghost wrote Dear Abby´s “Dear Teenager” and his autobiography “Which Way to Mecca, Jack” followed by comedic novels.  The Exorcist remarkable NY Times #1 Bestseller status for nearly 4 months was miraculous.  Initial rave reviews and heavy promotion were met by dismal book sales with copies being returned by "the carload" until what he calls "an extraordinary intervention by Providence". 

Asked to be a guest for 5 just minutes on the Dick Cavett show his brief interview  soon occupied 45 minutes due to a series of problems with other guests scheduled that night.  The Cavett interview made book sales skyrocket quickly getting Hollywood´s attention. After the Exorcist, later works included The Exorcist III and The Ninth Configuration and the novels Elsewhere (2009), Dimiter (2010), and Crazy (2010). The tragic loss of his young teenage son Peter Vincent Galahad Blatty and the unusual occurrences that happened for a few years there after led to his book: "Finding Peter: A True Story Of The Hand Of Providence And Evidence Of Life After Death"

Interview Opportunity OCASOMEDIA 305-396-2806