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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
imageThe 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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