The Exorcist Is One Wacky Series

Prayer is a powerful tool in the battle against evil and is also a powerful tool in exorcism. When we think about exorcisms, the first type of demonic activity that likely comes to mind is demonic possession. Possession is the rarest form of spiritual activity but comes to mind of most people around the world when we talk about exorcisms. Hollywood has capitalized on this type of demonic activity and has created hundreds of movie titles based on this type of activity alone. However, the most common exorcisms are not at all like one would witness on the big screen. In fact, most Christians have probably said a form of minor exorcism prayer since the Our Father is considered to be one. There are three main forms of exorcism that is practiced within the Anglican Church: exorcism of objects, places and people.

There are three elements of film that are individually important, however when they are viewed as a dependent unit (one element depending on another) they become absolutely critical to a great film and the impending success or failure. These three parts are narrative, direction and cast. Films have been viewed as a success or failure based on their narrative being portrayed alone. Yet, direction, cast as well as narrative have a directly proportional relationship. Great director and a great cast with a mediocre script or storyline will produce a mediocre film. Any one of these elements can be less than great and it will negatively affect the others as well as the film. All of these and more displayed perfect balance in Night of the Living Dead. George Romero did a remarkable job of ensuring emotions were conveyed to their audience through the camera, as well as his brilliant use of mise en scene (which will be discussed later). Specific examples

So the beings in this story, and the main situation symbolize inner demons, as was Ray

In the movie of The Conjuring, in certain instances it foreshadows a witch which is considered as a dark presence. This movie poster is effective in introducing or raising awareness of the way is being presented by telling the readers that this film is based on a true story and by showing readers that it will have a mysterious person in search. In the movie, there is a new family of seven, five daughters and their pet dog that moves into an unfrequented farmhouse which took place in the '70s. Strange things have been happening to the house as well with the family, they call investigators to look at the house to find out why weird things have been happening. The reason for the dark presence, appearance in the house is because someone had hung themselves at the house so unfortunately the house is haunted without the new family members being aware of it. The poster for the movie The Conjuring foreshadows a mysterious dark presence not seen by everyone through the specific placement of the shadow, the color scheme, composition and spatial order.

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.

In William Peter Blatty’s novel, The Exorcist, a thirteen year old girl becomes ill. The mother, Chris MacNeil, believes that her daughter is possessed by a demon after doctors are unable to diagnose the child. Mrs. MacNeil seeks help from Father Karras after the doctors tell her to go to a priest. Father Karras, a priest and psychiatrist, declined the idea of performing an exorcism on the girl after Mrs. MacNeil asked him for the favor. Father Karras tried to reason with Mrs. MacNeil that the girl, Regan MacNeil, was likely to have a mental illness. Father Karras finally agreed to perform the exorcism after he was unable to diagnose Regan. In his novel, The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty argues that religion is the antidote to

The possessed child levitates off her bed, spews green vomit, turns her head around backwards, and masturbates with a crucifix while screaming a string of profanity unimaginable in a big studio movie. Along with blockbusters as The Godfather (1972), The Sting (1973), and Jaws (1975), The Exorcist was one of the most profitable movies of the decade. The Exorcist was set in Washington DC and released at the height of the Nixon administration’s engagement in the Watergate scandal. Throughout the film, there are various references to relating to the Vietnam-era. For example, early in the film, we see Chris MacNeil (mother of Regan MacNeil) on the set of a campus anti-war protest. Meanwhile, we also see old Father Martin has been living in Woodstock, New York, presumably trying to expel the evil spirits of its countercultural demons. The film also represented the tense political anxieties of the 1970s. The climax, with the girl saved but the priests dead, strongly suggested that the battle between good and evil as the film defined it had ended in an exhausting and uneasy draw. This example can be a reference to the United States’ stalemate and withdraw from the Vietnam War in the 1970s. It was a very exhausting war for American troops and uneasy success. Accordingly, The Exorcist inspired many horror films throughout the decade and beyond. For instance, The Omen (1976) used certain ideas from The Exorcist to describe the birth of the antichrist to the

Within these two texts, the topic discussed is ‘how do these separate types of text forms explore horror and suspense within their plot?’ Because one is a 92 minute film and the other a book over 1000 pages, they would have their own ways of adding suspense to the plot and keeping the audience entertained at the same time. Movies contain lighting, music and camera shots to show the grittiness to the scene. A book would have other forms of horror and suspense, and would house paragraphs describing the scene in unnecessary detail, painting a clean image of the scene within the reader’s mind.

I find it hard to accept that anyone involved in this film actually cared, for I feel it just doesn't show upon viewing. It's not word for word or shot for shot, there are a couple other differences, just honestly not enough to make this worth watching. Other friends and critics have tried to steer me clear of this one, but I couldn't judge a film until I've seen in. Now that I have, I can bury it six feet deep where it belongs, and pray it never sees the light of day to Horror fans

I knew going in that I was going to love The Curse / Curse II: The Bite Double Feature from Scream Factory, based solely on the little blurb on the back of the case, which reads "A Double Dose Of ‘80s Horror!". Anyone that actually reads my site knows I have an unhealthy affection towards 80s horror films, so when the cover is screaming out that these are two 80s horror gems, how can you not end up loving them. Loving them is exactly what happened when watching this Double Feature, but in my complete and utter surprise, I ended up enjoying the second movie Curse II: The Bite way more than The Curse, two films that have nothing in common save a name. I'll get into exactly what I enjoyed the sequel better, but for now, let's get on with the review of the first movie...

Pulp Fiction is a cult classic. Released in 1994 by co-writer and director, Quentin Tarantino, this movie is a neo-noir crime drama/dark comedy that revolves around several seemingly independent stories that intertwine as the film progresses. The way this film came together was a bit of an intentional accident. The two writers for the film, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, weren’t planning on writing this at all. Originally, they were going to do a short film then decided that wouldn’t get studio funding so they set out to create a trilogy with a different director writing each part, Tarantino writing one, Avary writing another, then a third director would do the final part. They never found a third director and Tarantino decided to make

As a genre, the weird is an essential horror component that is used to convey points and ideas that regular Gothic monsters cannot. Dracula is not the fatalistic manifestation of “there is nothing you can do to change the world” that Cthulhu is, and cannot be made into one. When the monsters are tangible, they are understandable. They have a weakness, they can be conquered by humanity and have the world return to a relative normal. The weird can convey the extremes in ways tangible monsters cannot, and make a statement on the world that the Gothic is too limited to address completely. Both Lovecraft and Gilman use the bounds, or lack thereof, of the weird to expand upon ideas that cannot be properly expressed by what would be considered

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When the term exorcism is mentioned, many people think of the devil-possessed head spinning, lead character in the 1973 movie The Exorcist. What is the actual definition of exorcism that Hollywood does not share with us? Exorcism as defined by the Catholic Encyclopedia is (1) the act of driving out, or warding off, demons, or evil spirits, from persons, places, or things, which are believed to be possessed or infested by them, or are liable to become victims or instruments of their malice; (2) the means employed for this purpose, especially the solemn and authoritative adjuration of the demon, in the name of God, or any of the higher power in which he is subject (Toner). However, man people are far less versed in the Roman Catholic form