The Ninth Configuration

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The Ninth Configuration is a 1978 philosophical horror novel (later adapted into a film) that blends dark comedy, metaphysics, and psychological drama in a story set in a remote castle-turned-military asylum.

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instanceOf black comedy novel ⓘ
film ⓘ
novel ⓘ
philosophical horror novel ⓘ
adaptedAs The Ninth Configuration (film) ⓘ
alternateTitle Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! (revised version) ⓘ
author William Peter Blatty ⓘ
basedOn The Ninth Configuration ⓘ
Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane! ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
United States ⓘ
director William Peter Blatty ⓘ
followedBy Legion ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
black comedy film ⓘ
metaphysical fiction ⓘ
philosophical horror ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
psychological horror film ⓘ
hasPageCount approximately 240 pages ⓘ
hasSetting military psychiatric asylum ⓘ
remote castle ⓘ
language English ⓘ
English ⓘ
mainCharacter Captain Billy Cutshaw ⓘ
Colonel Vincent Kane ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
partOf William Peter Blatty's faith trilogy ⓘ
precededBy The Exorcist ⓘ
publicationYear 1978 ⓘ
publisher Harper & Row ⓘ
releaseYear 1980 ⓘ
screenwriter William Peter Blatty ⓘ
starring Ed Flanders ⓘ
Jason Miller ⓘ
Scott Wilson ⓘ
Stacy Keach ⓘ
theme existentialism ⓘ
faith ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sanity and insanity ⓘ
the existence of God ⓘ

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William Peter Blatty → wrote → The Ninth Configuration ⓘ
The Ninth Configuration → basedOn → The Ninth Configuration (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Ninth Configuration