The book is designed
and being proofread now. We're still right on track for a summer
publication date.
As I mentioned last
time, originally I planned on having 6 color artwork plates in this
special edition, but Caniglia went overboard and turned in 13 (!)
color pieces, so I'm breaking the budget and adding all of them to the
book.
In addition, Mr.
Blatty has provided an introduction and an afterword that won't be
appearing in any other edition, so those have been added to the Lonely
Road Books special edition as an unannounced bonus.
Finally, there is
also a special unannounced bonus for the Lettered Edition customers:
because Caniglia turned in so much extra artwork, there will be
entirely different artwork on the Lettered Edition's dust jacket.
Shipping in
late February, the hardcover edition is now up for pre-order.
The hardcover
edition is limited to just 100 signed and numbered copies, signed
by editor Danel Olson as well as authors William Peter Blatty,
Thomas Ligotti, Michael Arnzen and Thomas Hibbs.
Ribbon
marker, head and tail bands, fully clothbound with four color
image inset in the front board.
Two new updates
regarding publications. The first from Centipede Press:
THE EXORCIST
Studies in the Horror Film This title will also be available in about three or four weeks. The
hardcover edition is signed by editor Danel Olson, William Peter
Blatty, Thomas Ligotti, and a few other writers. More information will
be coming soon!
The second, from Lonely Road Books and Brian Freeman:
Caniglia has turned in all of the color interior artwork, and he
really went overboard. The original plan was 6 pieces, but there's
definitely more than that here. I'm going to break the budget a bit to
include ALL of them. Final count will be unveiled in a future update,
but I think our collectors will be blown away.
The book is being designed now and we're moving along at a good clip.
We hope to have design and proofreading completed by April and then
the book will be ready for the printer for an early summer publication
date.
Also, there's a special unannounced bonus for the Lettered Edition
customers: because Caniglia turned in so much extra artwork, there
will be entirely different artwork on the Lettered Edition's dust
jacket.
Thanks again to everyone for your support of Lonely Road Books. Keep
watching your inbox for more exciting news and announcements.
Happy new year! Firstly,
a belated happy birthday to Bill Blatty who turned 84 on January 7.
Lots of things to look forward to in 2012, including the STAGE PLAY
for The Exorcist and the stunning Lonely Road Books release of
the original novel that sold out almost instantly:
"As I
mentioned a while back, Lonely Road Books will be publishing a special
Limited Edition of
The Exorcist: The 40th Anniversary Revised Edition by William
Peter Blatty. The book sold out just 30 hours after it was
announced, which is excellent for the collectors who managed to snag a
copy, and production is moving along smoothly. In fact, today I'm
extremely pleased to unveil Caniglia's incredible cover painting
for the book, which I absolutely love.
In some sadder news, it is with a heavy heart that I report that
the great actor Nicol Williamson, best known for playing Father Paul
Morning in The Exorcist III and originally slated to play the
role of Kane in The Ninth Configuration passed away on December
16, only being announced today by his son, Luke:
It's with great sadness, and yet with a heart full of pride and love
for a man who was a tremendous father, friend, actor, poet, writer and
singer, that I must bring news of Nicol's passing. Dad died peacefully
in the early hours of the 16th of December after a two year all out,
balls to the wall struggle against esophageal cancer. He gave it all
he had: never gave up, never complained, maintained his wicked sense
of humor to the end. His last words were "I love you". I was with him,
he was not alone, he was not in pain.
Bill's own personal response:
O, dear God! Too sad! I
had great affection for Nicol. And that type of cancer is hideous.
Requisiat in pacem.
For
those interested, embedded below is a video of Nicol discussing the
topic of death:
