Most people may not know what it’s actually like to be an exorcist. Exorcism came to everyone’s attention with the release of the 1973 film The Exorcist, which was based on the book The Exorcist by ...

The real-life exorcism at the heart of "The Ritual," a new horror thriller opening in movie theaters June 6, has a Wisconsin prologue. "The Ritual" recounts a 1928 exorcism conducted at a convent in ...

Considering it provided some inspiration for William Friedkin's seminal 1973 horror classic The Exorcist, the real-life exorcism case of Emma Schmidt (who was also referred to by the pseudonyms Anna ...

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist is viewed by most as being the greatest demonic possession horror ever created. The film was based on William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name, but where did ...

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‘The Ritual’ wants “just the facts, ma’am” when it comes to depicting the details of a real-life exorcism. Most depictions of exorcisms are violent. The possessed is forced to endure painful internal ...

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Coming soon from XYZ Films and writer/director David Midell is The Ritual, a harrowing new horror film all about the exorcism of Emma Schmidt. Ahead of the film’s release this June, XYZ Films has ...

HQ of one of country's largest anti-abortion groups alleged site of exorcism. June 28, 2012— -- A Virginia woman came to a priest to be purged of her "evil spirits" in 2008 but claims the priest ...

Films such as theThe Amityville Horror, Nightmare on Elm Street and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre became instant classics and part of the Hollywood rewatch canon — but one very significatn reason why ...