Episode 36 – William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973)

Come and join us in the world of darkness this Halloween season as we celebrate William Friedkin’s genre-defining 1973 horror film The Exorcist.

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Come and join us in the world of darkness this Halloween season as we celebrate William Friedkin’s genre-defining 1973 horror film The Exorcist.

 

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Somewhere beyond science and beyond superstition there is another world. Come and join us in the world of darkness this Halloween season as we celebrate William Friedkin’s genre-defining 1973 horror film The Exorcist.

“I’m the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps.”

This podcast is non-profit and has been broadcast for educational purposes. Excerpts from the following material has been included to enhance the listener experience:

FILM
The Exorcist (1973) dir. William Friedkin, USA
The Amityville Horror (1979) dir. Stuart Rosenberg, USA
The Evil Dead (1981) dir. Sam Raimi, USA

TELEVISION
The Dick Cavett Show, USA/ABC (1971) Episode “William Peter Blatty”
Fame Factor, UK/Channel 4 (1996) Episode “Didn’t You Used To Be Satan?”

CLIPS
The Exorcist: The Cultural Impact (1974)

MUSIC
“Tubular Bells” (1973) w&p: Mike Oldfield
“The Exorcist” Score w: Krysztof Penderecki