‘My daughter is not possessed!’ Or how I learned to stop worrying and love an ‘Exorcist’ rip-off
In 1977 – nearly 3 1/2 years after the release of The Exorcist (1973) and just a few...
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Tag: The Exorcist
“THAT THING UPSTAIRS ISN’T MY DAUGHTER…”: Ellen Burstyn and The Exorcist
Much-loved and much-discussed, The Exorcist (1973) undeniably remains one of cinema’s most...
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“That thing upstairs isn’t my daughter!”: The Exorcist Live (theatre review)
We love horror and we love getting scared. We read scary books, watch horror films and devour...
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Episode 4: Can You Survive…?
Episode IV “CAN YOU SURVIVE…?” The Sound Of Fear moves into the realm of shock...
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Blatty versus Levin: The Story of Two Horror Greats Who Couldn’t Stand One Another
Big feuds in horror arrived on the big screen most famously in 2003’s Freddy Versus Jason. Now...
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Satanic Panic Part One: The Wicked Cults of American Cinema In the 1970’s
When the Church of Satan was established by Anton LaVey in 1966, he declared it “Annos Satanas,’’...
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Supernatural Reality: The Sound of New Hollywood Horror in Count Yorga, The Mephisto Waltz, The Exorcist and The Omen
In 1971, Hammer Films, who had jolted the horror genre back to life in Britain fourteen years...
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The Ninth Configuration ( UK Blu-ray review)
As a writer, William Peter Blatty’s most well-known novel is The Exorcist, released in 1971. He...
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The Guardian (US Blu-ray review)
[toggle title=”Specs” state=”close” ] Details Director: William Friedkin...
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A Double Serving of Religious Horror from Scream Factory
After the release and subsequent success of films like Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby and...
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A Head Full of Ghosts (Book review)
Ambiguity in horror fiction is nothing new. It’s been notably employed by Henry James in The Turn...
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Stigmata (US Blu-ray release)
[toggle title=”Specs” state=”close” ] Details Director: Rupert Wainwright...
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