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  2. Is “The Exorcist” based on a true story? All about “Roland ...

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    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 ...

  3. Walter Halloran - Wikipedia

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    He was a member of the school's football team. In 1941, he became a member of the Society of Jesus. Halloran attended St. Louis University and in 1954 was ordained a priest , and two years later began teaching theology and history at his old school the Campion Jesuit High boarding school in Prairie du Chien, while also coaching football.

  4. Exorcism of Roland Doe - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. The Exorcist - Wikipedia

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    The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel.The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.

  6. 'The Exorcist' turns 50: How it brought visions of hell ... - AOL

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    "The Exorcist" set box-office records for horror films, with numbers that soared with subsequent re-releases. At the same time, Blatty was deeply satisfied to hear priests report that, in the ...

  7. 'The Exorcist': The real-life horror stories behind the ... - AOL

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    "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 ...

  8. Thomas Bermingham (priest) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. The haunting true story behind Netflix's possession movie ...

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    Longtime "The Exorcist" fan Lee Daniels brings faith and empathy to "The Deliverance," which was inspired by Latoya Ammons' haunting story of possession. The haunting true story behind Netflix's ...