“The Exorcist” is the granddaddy of all demonic possession movies, and still widely regarded as one of the most terrifying films ever made. Perhaps it helps that the 1971 novel, was inspired by a 1949 exorcism case involving a boy named Roland Doe. Director William Friedkin pored over diaries and first-hand accounts of the exorcism in order to provide as authentic a portrayal as possible of the grisly ritual.
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