Is horror your favorite movie genre? There are so many horror titles in the market that are great thrillers. Hollywood has really pushed us to the edge by delivering nerve cracking horror titles at their best. To those who love a shot of daily dread, lets us look at The Exorcist, a horrific movie that has shone over years.
The 1973 horror release was a revision of a novel written by Peter Blatty in 1971 bearing the same name. The novel itself was motivated by an exorcism story in 1949 that involved Ronald Doe. The movie is all about of a desperate mother trying to rid her teenage girl of a demon that has taken hold of her. She is assisted by two priests in her quest.
Warner Bros Production Company released the movie towards the end of 1973. The movie was well received and got nominated for Academy Awards in ten categories. It won the Best Adapted Screenplay Category and Best Sound Mixing category. Viewers across USA and Britain have voted it as one of the scariest movies of all times.
The movie opens with a catholic priest somewhere in Iraq excavating an archeological site. The priest name is Lankester Merrin. As he goes about his business, he stumbles across an amulet that looks like Pazuzu, a demon that he had fought and banished years before. He realizes that the demon is back for revenge.
At the same time, a famous actress by the name Chris Mac Neil is seen in her Washington D. C home playing Ouija board with his pre-teen daughter who goes by the name Regan. Soon after playing the keyboard, Regan begins strange actions, and makes mysterious noises in the room. She also uses foul language and exhibits abnormal strength. She goes on to cause her bed to shake, much to the dismay of her family.
Chris, her mother, seeks medical attention for her daughter. After several painful tests, the doctors conclude that she is okay. Little do they know that Pazuzu the demon has taken over her body. Her condition worsens culminating to her killing the acting director called Burke Dennings and the babysitter at night. The government brings in a detective, Kinderman, to probe these murders. Kinderman interviews both Chris and another priest who had lost faith by the name Karras.
Doctors conclude that Regan is demon possessed and can only be cured by exorcism. This new information prompts Chris to seek help from the backsliden priest, Karras. Karras at first refuses to perform exorcism but later changes mind when he finds writing on Regans stomach asking for help and listens to a recording where she talks in reverse. Merrin, the priest joins in.
The two priest do their best to banish the devil to no avail. The demon seems to enjoy the whole show mocking them and even insulting Karras dead mother. This pisses Karras off and he leaves briefly. On coming back, he finds that Merrin has been killed by the demon. He begs Pazuzu to leave Regan and get into him. After being possessed, he sacrifices his life by jumping through the window. He dies instantly of head injuries but goes with Pazuzu for good. Regan recovers and returns to her mother. Kinderman befriends her in order to get leads to Karras death. This is a must watch film.
The 1973 horror release was a revision of a novel written by Peter Blatty in 1971 bearing the same name. The novel itself was motivated by an exorcism story in 1949 that involved Ronald Doe. The movie is all about of a desperate mother trying to rid her teenage girl of a demon that has taken hold of her. She is assisted by two priests in her quest.
Warner Bros Production Company released the movie towards the end of 1973. The movie was well received and got nominated for Academy Awards in ten categories. It won the Best Adapted Screenplay Category and Best Sound Mixing category. Viewers across USA and Britain have voted it as one of the scariest movies of all times.
The movie opens with a catholic priest somewhere in Iraq excavating an archeological site. The priest name is Lankester Merrin. As he goes about his business, he stumbles across an amulet that looks like Pazuzu, a demon that he had fought and banished years before. He realizes that the demon is back for revenge.
At the same time, a famous actress by the name Chris Mac Neil is seen in her Washington D. C home playing Ouija board with his pre-teen daughter who goes by the name Regan. Soon after playing the keyboard, Regan begins strange actions, and makes mysterious noises in the room. She also uses foul language and exhibits abnormal strength. She goes on to cause her bed to shake, much to the dismay of her family.
Chris, her mother, seeks medical attention for her daughter. After several painful tests, the doctors conclude that she is okay. Little do they know that Pazuzu the demon has taken over her body. Her condition worsens culminating to her killing the acting director called Burke Dennings and the babysitter at night. The government brings in a detective, Kinderman, to probe these murders. Kinderman interviews both Chris and another priest who had lost faith by the name Karras.
Doctors conclude that Regan is demon possessed and can only be cured by exorcism. This new information prompts Chris to seek help from the backsliden priest, Karras. Karras at first refuses to perform exorcism but later changes mind when he finds writing on Regans stomach asking for help and listens to a recording where she talks in reverse. Merrin, the priest joins in.
The two priest do their best to banish the devil to no avail. The demon seems to enjoy the whole show mocking them and even insulting Karras dead mother. This pisses Karras off and he leaves briefly. On coming back, he finds that Merrin has been killed by the demon. He begs Pazuzu to leave Regan and get into him. After being possessed, he sacrifices his life by jumping through the window. He dies instantly of head injuries but goes with Pazuzu for good. Regan recovers and returns to her mother. Kinderman befriends her in order to get leads to Karras death. This is a must watch film.
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