10/14/25 - 31 Days of Halloween Movies
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (208256)
United States
October 14, 2025 3:51am CST
1973 - The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and based on a novel and screenplay of the same name by William Peter Blatty.
Actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), is starring in a film and rents a luxurious house in Georgetown, Washington D. C.
During a party her 12-year-old daughter Regan (Linda Blair) feels unwell. She retires to her room; and her bed shakes. Over time Regan becomes violent and tests show no physical cause. After several instances of outrageous behavior, Chris is convinced that her daughter is possessed. It is decided that Regan needs an exorcism; and two priests are summoned (Max von Sydow plays one of the priests).
The Exorcist was the highest-grossing R-rated film until 2017's It. There are wild special effects; and this movie is not for the faint of heart. People in the theaters were reported to be fainting and vomiting; and some theaters kept ambulances on call. Some cities attempted to ban the film or prevent children from viewing it.
The Exorcist was the first horror film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Blatty won for Best Adapted Screenplay. The movie also won Best Sound.
This movie has received 4 out of 4 stars and is very well done; however, view at your own risk!!!
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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@LadyDuck (488908)
• Italy
15 Oct
@LindaOHio - It was creepy and even more scaring because I know that this may happen for real.
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
15 Oct
This one was really creepy and not one of my favorites.
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@FourWalls (81012)
• United States
14 Oct
That’s one movie that “die-hard” horror fans say scared the bleep out of them. (And it was R-rated, so nobody under 17 was supposed to be in the movie theater to begin with! 
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Supposedly based on a true story, believe it or not, the “Roland Doe” exorcism case in St. Louis in 1949.
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Supposedly based on a true story, believe it or not, the “Roland Doe” exorcism case in St. Louis in 1949.3 people like this
@LadyDuck (488908)
• Italy
15 Oct
@FourWalls - The new Pope Leo XIV recently sent a message to exorcists, stating that the Devil is real and support exorcism. Thinking that what I saw in the movie could be true creeps me out more than the movie.
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
15 Oct
Yes I heard about that. This movie is not a favorite of mine.
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@Orson_Kart (7871)
• United Kingdom
14 Oct
I think that’s the first “modern day’ scary movie I watched. Before that it was the old B&W Dracula and Frankenstein movies. I was still a young teenager when this came out, so I don’t recall when I first watched it? Can’t believe it was released in 1973! Where does the time go?
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
14 Oct
I know. It seems like yesterday that I was 22 and just getting married.
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
14 Oct
I don't think I have seen the whole movie. I never read the book.
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@LeaPea2417 (39240)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 Oct
I have seen it, but I really don't like the movie.
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@Tampa_girl7 (53964)
• United States
14 Oct
My parents wouldn’t let me watch it when it first came out . I saw it some years later when I was 16. I watched it by myself and it was very scary to me. I shut my eyes several times. I am grateful that they didn’t let me see it at a very young age.
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
15 Oct
Yes it's very, very graphic and creepy.
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@RasmaSandra (91798)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct
I have seen this movie several times but it greatly bothers me each time,
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
15 Oct
Yes it's very creepy and very graphic.
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@Marilynda1225 (87431)
• United States
14 Oct
I remember this movie very well and also the book. Pretty scary thats for sure
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@dgobucks226 (37068)
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18 Oct
That was one scary movie! I started looking away from the screen every time they entered Regen's room. 
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
15 Oct
I was going to mention the pea soup but decided against it.
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@porwest (111560)
• United States
15 Oct
@LindaOHio lol. I mean, that might be one of the more memorable scenes aside from her head spinning and jamming a cross up her yahoo. 
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
16 Oct
@porwest Yes I actually find that movie a bit much for me.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (86074)
• Rupert, Idaho
14 Oct
I believe that I did see this one once....not really my cup of tea though
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@LindaOHio (208256)
• United States
16 Oct
@MommyOfEli2013 Not one of my favorites.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (86074)
• Rupert, Idaho
15 Oct
@LindaOHio Well I don't mind graphic cause I like the gory stuff...but this one was just weird...I guess
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