Friday, January 26, 2007
THE EXORCIST
What a great movie this was. Every decade or so, a horror movie breaks out of the pack of the ordinary horror movie audience and become a huge hit. In the 50s it was PSYCHO, in the 60s ROSEMARY'S BABY and in 1973 it was THE EXORCIST.
Writing in St Louis I have to mention that the "real" exorcism case that William Peter Blatty based his novel on took place here in St Louis. The 14 year old boy's problems did begin in Washington DC where this movie is set, but then he moved back here to a house in the North County. I don't recall the address, but THE RIVERFRONT TIMES did an article on that house last year.
From the house, he was taken to Alexian Brothers Hospitals which was run then by the Jesuits. Some time later, someone found a diary that was kept by one of the priests of the exorcism, though with the last two pages missing.
A local radio host Dave Glover interviewed the Father who performed that exorcism and the bits I've heard of it are interesting. No, the boy did not throw up pea green soup. Yes, the bed moved.
Writing in St Louis I have to mention that the "real" exorcism case that William Peter Blatty based his novel on took place here in St Louis. The 14 year old boy's problems did begin in Washington DC where this movie is set, but then he moved back here to a house in the North County. I don't recall the address, but THE RIVERFRONT TIMES did an article on that house last year.
From the house, he was taken to Alexian Brothers Hospitals which was run then by the Jesuits. Some time later, someone found a diary that was kept by one of the priests of the exorcism, though with the last two pages missing.
A local radio host Dave Glover interviewed the Father who performed that exorcism and the bits I've heard of it are interesting. No, the boy did not throw up pea green soup. Yes, the bed moved.
