'The Exorcist' is the first horror film to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Director William Friedkin, who recently passed away at the age of 87, based the film on whose novel of the same name?

Explanation

The Exorcist was the first horror film to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Its director, William Friedkin, died in August 2023 at about 87 years of age. The Exorcist is based on the novel written by William Peter Blatty.