Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Exorcist. As written by William Peter Blatty, both in his original novel and his Academy Award-winning screenplay, The Exorcist (1973) did not happen.

Heralded as one of the scariest movies of all-time, 1973’s The Exorcist remains one of the most prestigious horror movies in the genre. With its gripping portrayal of Catholic priests exorcizing an ...

Here are the real events that inspired — and were inspired by — William Friedkin's horror masterpiece. Blatty first heard about the case of “Roland Doe” when he was a student at Georgetown University.

Here are the real events that inspired — and were inspired by — William Friedkin's horror masterpiece. Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Exorcist. As written by William Peter Blatty, ...