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50 years later, 'The Exorcist' continues to possess Hollywood's imagination, reflecting our obsession with evil

  • Written by Regina Hansen, Master Lecturer of Rhetoric, Boston University
50 years later, 'The Exorcist' continues to possess Hollywood's imagination, reflecting our obsession with evilThe film went on to gross nearly $450 million worldwide.Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images

When the “The Exorcist” premiered 50 years ago, in December 1973, some theatergoers fainted or broke down in tears. A few even vomited.

The film, which cast a young Linda Blair as a girl claiming to be possessed by the devil, was an almost instant...

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