Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throughout history, people have told stories both fictional and allegedly real, about demons and devils inhabiting people’s bodies ...

Here are the real events that inspired — and were inspired by — William Friedkin's horror masterpiece. Blatty first heard about the case of “Roland Doe” when he was a student at Georgetown University.

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 ...

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 ...

Mystic — As adults and children head out to shop for decorations, costumes and candy, Father Thomas Hoar is making other plans for Halloween. With experience with deliverance ministries, Hoar is ...

William Friedkin directed the 1973 movie The Exorcist. It became one of the highest-grossing films in history, was a major pop culture influence, and was labeled by critics and voters as one of the ...

Netflix's newest hit horror movie, The Pope’s Exorcist, dropped back in April, but it is still capturing audiences months later with its freaky tale of religion, devils, and frightening supernatural ...

William Friedkin films an exorcism, all to revive the mystique of his most famous movie. But is it real? The devil is in the details. Most of the movie takes place in Italy, where Friedkin walks ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Exorcist. As written by William Peter Blatty, both in his original novel and his Academy Award-winning screenplay, The Exorcist (1973) did not happen.