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Mentioned in 21 episodes

The Exorcist

Book • 1971
The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty, tells the story of Regan MacNeil, a 12-year-old girl who becomes possessed by an evil spirit.

Her mother, Chris MacNeil, a successful actress, seeks help from two priests: Father Damien Karras, a Jesuit priest and psychiatrist struggling with his faith, and Father Lankester Merrin, an elderly priest with experience in exorcisms.

The novel explores themes of faith, redemption, and the battle between good and evil as the priests perform an exorcism to save Regan.

The story is intense and graphic, delving into the psychological and supernatural aspects of the possession and the exorcism process.

It was inspired by a real-life case of demonic possession in the 1940s and has become a classic in the horror genre.

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Mentioned in 21 episodes

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Scott Galloway
when recalling a traumatic experience seeing it at a young age.
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in the context of the discussion on the satanic panic and its impact on the evangelical community.
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Mentioned by Speaker 1 as a movie she was snuck in to see as a child.
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Mentioned when Liz references the demon from the movie “The Exorcist”.
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Raymond Arroyo
when sharing a story about Bill Blatty, who was a dear friend.
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James Patterson
as a book he read when he read Vanderbilt.
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Lindsay McMahon
as a very scary horror movie she watched when she was a kid.
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Mentioned as the basis for the movie of the same name and for its impact on horror.
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Ryan Duns
in the context of discussing the ending of horror films and the lingering impact on the audience.
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Mentioned as the biggest devil movie in 1973, telling the story of demonic possession and Catholic priests.
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Mark Kermode
while discussing scary movies.
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Byrd Pinkerton
when referring to papers from the Recreational Fear Lab from Aarhus University.
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Frank Bruni
while discussing the movie 'The Exorcist' and its production.
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Max Norman
as an author who filed a lawsuit against the New York Times over the bestseller list.
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Mike Abendroth
as a movie he wanted to see when he was 13 years old, but his pastor advised against it.
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Mentioned by Lynn Chamberlain Adams as a story about a young woman possessed by a demon.
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Mentioned as an example of an author who sued the New York Times over their bestseller list.
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Stephen Thompson
as a popular demonic possession movie.
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Andrew Gold
as the book that dramatically impacted beliefs about exorcism.
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