Are you thrilled by horror movies? The market is awash with several horror thrillers are worth watching. Hollywood in particular has been good at energizing our imaginations with some masterpieces of this kind. These have kept us glued to the screen watching these frightening movies. To the lovers of horror, lets us review the Exorcist, as part of our daily dread reviews. This has been touted as one of the most horrific productions of all the time.
The 1973 American horror film adapted from Peter Blattys 1971 novel that had the same name. This novel was inspired by Ronald Doe case of exorcism in 1949. The movie storyline talks of a mother who is desperate to win back her demon possessed 12-year-old girl through exorcism that is conducted by two priests.
Warner Bros Production Company released the movie towards the end of 1973. The movie was well received and got nominated for Academy Awards in ten categories. It won the Best Adapted Screenplay Category and Best Sound Mixing category. Viewers across USA and Britain have voted it as one of the scariest movies of all times.
The movie opens with a catholic priest somewhere in Iraq excavating an archeological site. The priest name is Lankester Merrin. As he goes about his business, he stumbles across an amulet that looks like Pazuzu, a demon that he had fought and banished years before. He realizes that the demon is back for revenge.
We are then taken to the home of Chris MacNeil, a famous actress in Washington D. C who are playing Ouija board with her 12 year old daughter called Regan. Suddenly in the midst of playing the board, Regan starts to behave strangely. She makes strange frightening sounds and even talks in bad language to her own mother. Furthermore, he exhibits unprecedented strength. She even goes further to shake her bed, much to the horror of everyone.
The horrified mother seeks assistance from several physicians who perform a series of tests on her. Unfortunately, they do not find anything medically wrong with her and are not aware that Pazuzu has possessed her. A few nights later, Regan kills her babysitter and her mothers director, Burke Dennings. A detective called Kinderman is called in to investigate the murder. The detective interviews Regans mother and a priest turned heathen called Karras.
Doctors finally give up on Regan and exorcism seems the only way out. Chris asks Karras the priest to help her alongside Merrin. Karras at first declines but soon agrees after he finds a plea for help on Regan stomach and a recording where Regan talks in reverse.
The two priests try in vain to exorcise the demon as the demon plays with their minds. Pazuzu insults Karras late mother. Karras is dismissed after sometime. Merrin trys exorcism alone. However, Karras gets in and realizes that Merrin is dead. He pleads with Pazuzu to leave Regan and possess him instead. He sacrifices himself by throwing himself out of the window. Karras dies of head injuries therefore banishing Pazuzu away again. Regan recovers after some few days and goes back to Washington. Kinderman the cunningly becomes her friend in a bid to unravel the cause of Karras death. This is an interesting story that you should watch.
The 1973 American horror film adapted from Peter Blattys 1971 novel that had the same name. This novel was inspired by Ronald Doe case of exorcism in 1949. The movie storyline talks of a mother who is desperate to win back her demon possessed 12-year-old girl through exorcism that is conducted by two priests.
Warner Bros Production Company released the movie towards the end of 1973. The movie was well received and got nominated for Academy Awards in ten categories. It won the Best Adapted Screenplay Category and Best Sound Mixing category. Viewers across USA and Britain have voted it as one of the scariest movies of all times.
The movie opens with a catholic priest somewhere in Iraq excavating an archeological site. The priest name is Lankester Merrin. As he goes about his business, he stumbles across an amulet that looks like Pazuzu, a demon that he had fought and banished years before. He realizes that the demon is back for revenge.
We are then taken to the home of Chris MacNeil, a famous actress in Washington D. C who are playing Ouija board with her 12 year old daughter called Regan. Suddenly in the midst of playing the board, Regan starts to behave strangely. She makes strange frightening sounds and even talks in bad language to her own mother. Furthermore, he exhibits unprecedented strength. She even goes further to shake her bed, much to the horror of everyone.
The horrified mother seeks assistance from several physicians who perform a series of tests on her. Unfortunately, they do not find anything medically wrong with her and are not aware that Pazuzu has possessed her. A few nights later, Regan kills her babysitter and her mothers director, Burke Dennings. A detective called Kinderman is called in to investigate the murder. The detective interviews Regans mother and a priest turned heathen called Karras.
Doctors finally give up on Regan and exorcism seems the only way out. Chris asks Karras the priest to help her alongside Merrin. Karras at first declines but soon agrees after he finds a plea for help on Regan stomach and a recording where Regan talks in reverse.
The two priests try in vain to exorcise the demon as the demon plays with their minds. Pazuzu insults Karras late mother. Karras is dismissed after sometime. Merrin trys exorcism alone. However, Karras gets in and realizes that Merrin is dead. He pleads with Pazuzu to leave Regan and possess him instead. He sacrifices himself by throwing himself out of the window. Karras dies of head injuries therefore banishing Pazuzu away again. Regan recovers after some few days and goes back to Washington. Kinderman the cunningly becomes her friend in a bid to unravel the cause of Karras death. This is an interesting story that you should watch.
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