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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]
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]
The Nisqually Entrance Historic District comprises the first public entrance to Mount Rainier National Park.The district incorporates the log entrance arch typical of all Mount Rainier entrances, a log frame ranger station and checking station, a comfort station and miscellaneous service structures, all built around 1926, as well as the 1915 Superintendent's Residence and the 1908 Oscar Brown ...
Here are the real events that inspired — and were inspired by — William Friedkin's horror masterpiece.
In 1949, Father Bishop taught at Saint Louis University, where one of his female students asked for help concerning her 13-year-old cousin (for reasons of anonymity referred to by the pseudonym Robbie Mannheim), who she said had been experiencing supernatural attacks after playing with a ouija board, and who had gone through one unsuccessful exorcism.
The Guide Service Building is a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-story timber-frame structure opposite the Paradise Inn. It was built by the Rainier National Park Company in 1920 features a distinctive gambrel roof to house mountain climbing guides. The basement contains a small auditorium and stage, while the ground floor houses offices.
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 ...
On June 26, 1947, the Chicago Sun coverage of the story may have been the first use ever of the term "flying saucer".. On June 24, 1947, private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds that he estimated to be at least 1,200 miles per hour (1,900 km/h).