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 ...
The not-so-true story of the 'real' demonic possession that inspired the 1973’s “The Exorcist.” Did you know that “The Exorcist,” one of the most famous horror movies of all time, was based on a real ...
Whether spinning cinematic yarns about New York cops or a South American convo, the late William Friedkin prized authenticity above all things. That even applied to scenarios that seemed beyond the ...
A family at their wits end brought their son, given the pseudonym “Robbie Mannheim,” to Jesuit priests from St. Louis University for an exorcism in 1949. The story has been fodder for urban legend ...
When The Exorcist, based on the novel by William Blatty, came to theaters in 1973, it captured the public imagination. Or more accurately, the public's nightmares. Exorcisms aren't just the stuff of ...
In a recent note, the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) offers some important clarifications regarding the practice of exorcism, in light of various errors that have come to affect some ...
LOS ANGELES − Acting legend Al Pacino and "Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens were bonding over Super Bowl LVIII in Pacino's rented home near the set of "The Ritual" in Natchez, Mississippi, when the ...