I think it was the scariest movie ever made. By far. And a classic at the same time in a f’king odd way.

Was there some sort of parenting trend in the 70's to allow young kids to see this movie? I was 13 and terribly frightened by it.

Anonymous wrote:So I couldn't even finish the book. It was sort of scary in some parts but ultimately too boring to finish. The movie was waaaaaay scarier.

PSA.

Yup. And that's saying a lot as I did not find the movie all that scary.

Funny trivia, Linda Blair wound up dating Rick James a few years after filming. Super cute.

The Exorcist was the scariest movie I ever saw.

Too bad I saw it while still in Elementary School.

Does anyone here remember the evil babies from the “It’s Alive” horror series....??!

So I couldn't even finish the book. It was sort of scary in some parts but ultimately too boring to finish. The movie was waaaaaay scarier.

PSA.

Anonymous wrote:I always think of the movie when I pass the exorcist stairs in Georgetown

I think about it any time I am near Mt. Ranier. Supposedly the real life inspiration for the exorcist movie lives there. He was a boy and of course now a grown man who says he doesn't remember much.

I always think of the movie when I pass the exorcist stairs in Georgetown

Anonymous wrote:The Exorcist was/is the scariest movie.
Ever.

I saw it as a young child and will never “unsee” Linda Blair’s backward turned head.

Thanks for the reminder

I read some articles years ago about the priests involved in the real life situation that inspired that movie. That was a lot more interesting than the fictionalized version and less frightening, in a way. Sorry I have no links.

The Exorcist was/is the scariest movie.
Ever.

I saw it as a young child and will never “unsee” Linda Blair’s backward turned head.

That movie has scarred me for life. My parents thought it was hilarious to leave me alone (at ten) to finish the movie on my own.

I would stop now and consume no more "The Exorcist" content. I saw the movie and had panic attacks after. Even now I can panic coming up a dark staircase thinking of the movie. This is decades later.

That movie scarred me. I would never ever read the book.

I'm reading The Exorcist. Holy crap, I don't think I have the nerve to finish it. I saw the movie when I was really, really young and it had a mind-bending effect on me. I thought I could handle the book now that I'm an adult.

Anyone else totally scared ****less by this book? I think what's so scary is the idea that dwelling on evil things invites evil in. That's part of the book, and also a warning about seeing the movie by the overly-religious when it first came out.

What thinks you?