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Georgetown Student Groups Co-Sponsor Night of Thrills, Bring ‘The Exorcist’ Screening and Nighttime Market to Students

Georgetown Student Groups Co-Sponsor Night of Thrills, Bring ‘The Exorcist’ Screening and Nighttime Market to Students

By Riley Vakkas November 3, 2023

The Georgetown University Farmers Market (GUFM), Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance (GEMA) and Georgetown Program Board (GPB) co-hosted a festive event that featured several Halloween-themed...

EDITORIAL: Redefine Our Catholic Identity

By Editorial Board February 14, 2017

Before his death last month at 89 years old, author William Peter Blatty (CAS ’50) cemented a legacy at Georgetown as the writer of the 1971 horror novel “The Exorcist” and its Academy Award-winning...

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William Peter Blatty (CAS 50) was most well-known for writing The Exorcist, which was set largely in the Georgetown neighborhood.

Blatty Remembered for Contributions to Horror Genre, Georgetown

By Emily Tu January 20, 2017

As he sat in a theology class at Georgetown taught by Fr. Eugene Gallagher, S.J., a young student learned of an exorcism that occurred in the Washington area. Inspired by the incident, William Peter...

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William Peter Blatty (CAS 50) died yesterday aged 89.

William Peter Blatty, ‘Exorcist’ Creator, Dies

By Ian Scoville January 13, 2017

William Peter Blatty (CAS ’50), the writer and producer of the 1973 horror film “The Exorcist,” died yesterday at the age of 89, according to the Associated Press. The cause of death was multiple...

Hidden Treasures of Epi

Hidden Treasures of Epi

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz April 18, 2016

It's the place where all nights end. It's the place where multiple people puke bond in the bathroom on a weekly basis. It's the place where you know you can always count on for a good break from Leo's....

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The famed steep staircase, located on Prospect Street leading down to M Street, will receive official designation commemorating its role in “The Exorcist” today.

Exorcist Steps Receive Designation

By Ian Scoville October 30, 2015

In the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist," a priest leaps from of a window and tumbles to his death down a towering staircase. These famous 97 steps, cemented in film history, are just steps away from the...

Pop Culture DC

Pop Culture DC

By Blair Kennedy August 7, 2015

Washington, D.C., the capital of political secrets and cover-ups, has always been ready for its close-up. From classics like “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” to popcorn flicks like “National Treasure,”...

The Exorcist Celebrates 40 Years of Spooks

The Exorcist Celebrates 40 Years of Spooks

By KP and KP October 30, 2013

While many Hoyas are anxiously preparing for a happy Halloween – scrambling for last minute costumes, plowing through midterms and getting the lowdown for trick-or-treating on Embassy Row – the folks...

Despite Francis, Blatty Holds Strong

By Nick Simon September 27, 2013

Though Pope Francis recently said the Catholic Church should focus less on abortion, gay marriage and contraception, “The Exorcist” author William Peter Blatty (C ’50) continues to question Georgetown’s...

Autumn on the Hilltop

By Edward Lee and Edward Lee October 31, 2012

Congrats Hoyas — you're on one of the best campuses to be on this autumn. According to thebestcolleges.org, Georgetown is sixth in the nation for best autumn campuses. As it says on the website, we should...

Hilltop Haunts

By Elizabeth Garbitelli October 28, 2011

From the steep flight of stairs dropping off Prospect Street to the spectral appearance of the clock tower blending into the night sky, the Hilltop's haunted history lives on through the whispers of...

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