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During the 1940s the family lived in Cottage City, Maryland. [1] According to Allen, Roland was an only child and depended upon adults in his household for playmates, primarily his Aunt Harriet. His aunt, who was a spiritualist , introduced Roland to the ouija board when he expressed interest in it.
A professor told him about the case of a 13-year-old Maryland boy who had recently undergone “between 20 and 30” exorcisms over two months, primarily in Missouri. In May 1949, one of the ...
Walter H. Halloran SJ (September 21, 1921 – March 1, 2005) was a Catholic priest [1] of the Society of Jesus who, at the age of twenty-six, assisted in the exorcism of Roland Doe in Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri.
Thomas Valentine Bermingham, SJ (1918 – 21 November 1998) was an American Jesuit priest, and Classical teacher and scholar. In addition to his academic career at institutions including Fordham University and Georgetown University, he was known for his involvement in the production of the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, on which he worked as a technical advisor as well as acting in a minor role.
"The Exorcist is a powerful film even if one were to remove the supernatural element," agrees Syracuse University professor and pop culture expert, Kendall Phillips. "At its heart, this is a story ...
Father Edward Albert Hughes (August 28, 1918 - October 12, 1980) was a Roman Catholic priest who served as an assistant pastor from June 16, 1948 to June 18, 1960 at St. James Church in Mt. Rainier, Maryland. He was best known for his participation in the Exorcism of Roland Doe.
Today, “The Exorcist” is considered a movie classic with an 87% approval rating among audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. It remains one of the (no pun intended) highest-grossing horror films of all ...
Possessed is a 2000 American horror television film directed by Steven E. de Souza, written by de Souza and Michael Lazarou, and starring Timothy Dalton.The film is based on events appearing in the 1993 book Possessed by Thomas B. Allen, [1] [2] [3] which was inspired by the exorcism case of Roland Doe.