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Hughes participated in an exorcism in 1949 at the Georgetown University Hospital on an anonymous thirteen-year-old boy, where he was allegedly injured when the boy broke out of his restraints. [1] [2] William Peter Blatty was inspired by a newspaper article about this case to write his novel The Exorcist. [3] [4]
It is a retelling of the true story of a teenage boy (whom Allen identified by the pseudonym Robbie Manheim) from Mt. Rainier, Maryland, who went through the rite of exorcism in 1949. Allen tracked down the sole survivor of the team that performed the exorcism, Father Walter Halloran , as well as a copy of the diary kept by the team leader ...
This exorcism case inspired the 1971 novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, which in turn was adapted into the 1973 horror film of the same title. [12] The case also inspired the 2000 movie Possessed, which is said to be closer to the story in Allen's book. [12] A documentary was made of the case, titled In the Grip of Evil. [13]
Here are the real events that inspired — and were inspired by — William Friedkin's horror masterpiece.
The objects arrived from the direction of Mount Baker, then passed in front of Mount Rainier and Mount Adams in the space of 1 min. 42 s. The 47 miles (76 km) distance, if measured peak to peak, suggests a speed of 1,660 mph (2,670 km/h), similar to Arnold's estimate of 1,700 mph (2,700 km/h), which far exceeds that of the record-holding P-80 ...
The worst mountaineering accident on Mount Rainier occurred in 1981, when ten clients and a guide died in an avalanche/ice fall on the Ingraham Glacier. [111] This was the largest number of fatalities on Mount Rainier in a single incident since 32 people were killed in a 1946 plane crash on the South Tahoma Glacier. [112]
How we found the story of Latoya Ammons. Today, on Halloween, amid the usual frivolity over ghosts and goblins, it seemed an appropriate time to finally share the story behind the story. So here goes:
As a new ‘Exorcist’ sequel hits cinemas, Annabel Nugent digs into Linda Blair’s life pre- and post-Lucifer Satan, scandal and S Club 7: The remarkable story of The Exorcist child star Linda ...