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Susan B

The detective was tossing out ridiculous names when asked who starred in the various movies. It was his joke.

Susan B

Ellen Bursten who okayed the mother has spoken about bizarre and disturbing things that happened on this film set. Author William Peter Blatty did a ton of research into alleged possessions, and based the book on a contemporary tale of a boy in the United States who received one of the few modern-day Catholic exorcisms. In the 1970s the book and this movie had people getting therapy. Seriously. For its time is was terrifying. For me, the most compelling story here is Father Karras’ crisis of belief. I love his character. At one point the demon tells him that an exorcism “will bring us together.” In the end, it momentarily does. Karras takes on the possession, is tempted to strangle Ragan, and sacrifices himself by jumping through the window to his death.