Essay On The Exorcist

What is horror? Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gives the primary definition of horror as "a painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay." It stands to reason then that "horror fiction" is fiction that elicits those emotions in the reader. An example of a horror film is "The Shining", directed by Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick was a well-known director, producer, writer and cinematographer. His films comprised of unique, qualitative scenes that are still memorable but one iconic film in his collection of work is The Shining. Many would disagree and say that The Shining was not his best work and he could have done better yet, there are still those who would say otherwise. This film was not meant to be a “scary pop-up” terror film but

(Mark Opsasnick’s, A Haunted Boy, is a reliable source that did extensive studies on Roland Doe. The author helps one get an understanding of what is most known to have happened to Roland Doe. Opsasnick has a five part paper that describes what happened to Roland Doe during his possession and exorcisms, reasons why Roland’s behavior could not be medically explained, excerpts straight from Father Gallagher’s diary, where Doe is now, a list of known, “facts”, that are either proven true or false, along with much more information. It is apparent by reading Opsasnick’s work that he put in a great deal of hours research in Roland Doe’s possession.

Many Elizabethan bedsides were haunted from “the terrors of the night”. Back then their ghosts were nothing like the pasty blobs we call ghosts now. Theirs were quite gruesome. Ghostly visitations were claimed to have been very unpleasant. Not only this, but they claimed it cast them into a state of spiritual confusion.

We believe that Father Bishop was rationally justified in believing that the body of Ronald Doe was possessed by a demon based on documentation of his sensory and personal experiences. Firstly, Father bishop was rationally justified on the basis of his own personal experiences that the body of Doe was possessed. Accounts of witnesses involved such as family members, close friends, and associates that all agree with the claims made by Father bishop can help provide strong support to the truthfulness of his experience. Secondly, due to accurate documentation of his personal experiences we can add that Father Bishop must have used undistorted sensory experiences such as hearing and sight. For instance, the sense of hearing was apparent when he

I read the true story, The Amityville Horror. The book is a retelling of the 28 terrifying days a family spent at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island. George and Kathy Lutz, along with their three children, move into a house that seems to be almost too good to be true. As they stay in the house longer and longer, more and more frightening phenomena occur. In this journal I will be evaluating and predicting.

The public and the healer believes that Erick was possessed by the devil. The mother highlights that the boy’s condition seems to worsen when she read from the Bible. After she received guidance from a healer, an exorcism was performed and she was advised to go to church and pray for two days. Subsequently, she returns to the healer and the exorcist was not able to contact the devil and they believed that this meant the devil left Erick’s body. I understand why they believed that the devil was present, especially since Erick’s eyes rolled up into his head and this hands began to shake when his mother read from the Bible. However, since I do not believe that demons can take over the human body, I agree with the priest and feel that Erick’s

Scared by the condition of the sinner being portrayed in the exorcism, the population would be afraid of committing sins themselves. Greenblatt claims that, “the significance of exorcism, then, lies not in any intrinsic quality of the ritual or in the character of the marks of possession but in the impression made upon the minds of the spectators” (Greenblatt, 596). Therefore, as the population bought into this fantasy, hysteria would happen, causing people to act as if they were possessed. Thus, he believed that if one eliminated

There were other ways exorcism became popularized like the movie, The Exorcist, a 1973 film directed by William Friendkin, it is about a girl who starts acting odd and her mother seeks medical help which did nothing until a local priest advises her to get a specialist to perform an exorcism. This movie had to be the scariest of the time and it traumatized many viewers due to its graphical images and also knowing that it was loosely based on actual events. This movie was inspired by the book based on true events from the exorcism of a demon on a 14 year old boy that lived in Mount Rainier, Maryland. The author read news concerning the boy and that medical attention did not relieve any symptoms such as violent episodes and outbursts of foul language. He claimed that the boy spoke a different language and was moving across the room on his bed while asleep. This type of behavior could have been mental illness, or the case of actual demons possessing the body of the child. Cases like these attract attention throughout the cities and some are real and others are just fabricated.

Horror stories draw off of our primitive fears as people, and in that way they can plant fears in

The Black Tapes Podcast revolves around the renowned skeptic, Richard Strand, who is regarded with a negative connotation among paranormal investigators. The podcast follows Alex Reagan, the host, and Richard Strand’s investigations of the various paranormal activities that Strand has not been able to solve thus far, so called “the black tapes.” In most of the episodes, Strand is able to provide a sufficient explanation for the cause of each case but in this episode, he seems incapable of explaining an exorcism. He witnessed it and was not able to identify any present factors that would render the exorcism as a set up, thus he believes it to be true, and is therefore unable to provide a rational explanation for it, exposing a clear bias. Reagan

His Foster Mom opened up the door and cause of the wind that the opening of the door created his ghost self went flying straight towards his body. As soon as he touched his body he felt normal again he wasn’t flying he was actually back in his body. Which made him even more confused that he ran up and hugged his Foster Mom because he was thankful. But as soon as he touched his Foster Mom he felt a weird feeling and he saw his body drop he was his mom not just looked like his mom he just saw himself fall to the ground he was his mom. he freaked out and went to look in a mirror. But as soon as he saw himself he freaked out he went back downstairs trying to figure out what was going on. He was downstairs until about 11PM and he figured it out. If he touched his Mom and became/Possessed her he figured if he touched himself he could go back so he went back and touched his lifeless self and nothing happened. He is freaking out so bad that he is shaking the lifeless body and crying because he might be his mom for the rest of his/her life.and then he has a better

Anime can be an amazing experience with the many different genres that it has created over the years it’s been around. But what is considered a good anime among fans and critics alike? That’s a tricky question since there are so many preferences for many different people, but everyone can agree on these three things.

Within the Catholic community, there has been a change in the exorcism ritual in the past several years that reflects the influence of dominant scientific thinking. According to an article titled Exorcism Rite Reformed by Crista Kramer von Reisswitz, this ritual change was made public at a Vatican conference in 1999 in which Cardinal Medina explained that “exorcists must distinguish between the truly possessed and those who are suffering from hysteria or mental illness” (Kramer von Reisswitz). Kramer von Reisswitz also explains that “the document encourages pastors to use the insights of

At night, beyond the public eye, the rooftop comforts me, provides me a my safe haven. I hear the wind whispering my name to escape: but I do not listen. Being in my own world ushers a feeling of fright, yet also comes as a relief. With no one there to judge me; I sit alone, with the company of my inner demons.. I close my eyes, my demons have assailed me all day, midnight is their time. The void of judgment has remained. It’s dark, but at the end you see a flash of light. So, I walk in the obesity of my mind where the darkness has taken over. The sense of being paralyzed comes to my mind, my fears are woken up and the sense of neglect is off. I smell fear all around. I do not smell the smoke from the burning wood I left. The smell of fear and sweat are much more dominant,I feel my hands are getting sweaty, my body frozen, paralyzed. My heart beats faster than ever before. My Demons have become vigorous. An explosion of fear, rage, sadness and anxiety overwhelms me, but I cannot wake up. Powerless, my demons pull me into the darkest depths of my mind where I try to hold on for dear mercy.

Horror stories focus on creating a feeling of fear and shock using many sources. There are many sources of horror besides monsters and there are more factors involved in making stories part of the horror genre, including supernatural elements, hubris, and setting. Stories including the “Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft, and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs include these elements.