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Exorcist II: The Heretic

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Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp? From TMDB

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  • Travis Stevens @travisstevens.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL is a new documentary by @davidkittredge.bsky.social about John Boorman, the making of EXORCIST II: The Heretic, and the risk of big creative swings. It will have its world premiere Sept. 5th at the Venice International Film Festival. We're excited for you to see it.

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  • Letterboxd @letterboxd.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    Exclusive first look at the poster for the documentary Boorman and the Devil about the making of Exorcist II: The Heretic 🎥 The film will have its world premiere on September 5 at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

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  • Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    Still haven’t seen Boorman and the Devil, one of the year’s best docs? It makes its TCM debut Friday night, followed by a presentation of its subject, Exorcist II: The Heretic. #filmsky 📽 @davidkittredge.bsky.social @tcmtv.bsky.social

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  • film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    Boorman and the Devil is a great feature-length documentary about the making of Exorcist II: The Heretic. Sitting between his Zardoz mask and his Excalibur sword, director John Boorman reflects on what went wrong. Out today in the USA + UK next month. 4 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/08/28/b...

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  • Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phdBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    Incredible run, after the debacle of 'Exorcist II' he makes....'Excalibur' A success, but also a very weird, stylized film- our dude refuses to learn any lessons from failure and keeps banging out exactly the movies he wants to make, studios be damned

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  • Patrick Cotnoir @patrickcotnoir.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 12, 2024

    10 movies to get to know me 📽️ - The Muppet Movie - The Great Muppet Caper - Muppets Take Manhattan - Muppet Family Christmas - The Exorcist II - Muppet Treasure Island - Muppets From Space - It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas - The Muppets - Muppets Most Wanted

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  • Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2025

    new folk saying: Don’t piss on my leg and tell me that Exorcist II is a good movie.

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  • Pledge3589 @christopherpb.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    It’s my Birthday week! I know you all like to see me in my poop pants, but before I turn the big 3.7 on Monday I want to share with you all that is me. My friends and I had my annual birthday movie night last night, showcasing the iconic, “Exorcist II.” Tonight is karaoke and pinball!! 🎂🫏🍻♒️

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  • Peter Avellino @peterapeel.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    Yes, I want to see the film about EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC very much. Premiering in Venice!

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  • film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    I reviewed it for the US release, but quirky documentary Boorman and the Devil is finally out in UK cinemas. The Boorman is director John Boorman, and the devil is in the detail about how Exorcist II: The Heretic turned out to be a turkey for the ages. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/08/28/b...

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  • Sean Burns @splicedpersonality.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2026

    Over at the Spliced Personality Substack I reviewed BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL. David Kittredge's fantastic behind-the-scenes documentary screens this weekend at the Boston Underground Film Festival alongside EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC.

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  • Stewart Schuster @stewartschuster.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2025

    One Cut of the Dead REALLY ives up to its reputation as a fun film. Exorcist II REALLY lives up to its reputation as NOT a good film 😆. #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd

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  • Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2026

    Tonight at @offscreenff.bsky.social I'll be introducing BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL (2025), an enthralling documentary about John Boorman's ill-fated sequel to THE EXORCIST 19h Cinematek, Brussels. Followed at 21h15 by the film itself - EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977). www.offscreen.be/en/offscreen...

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  • 💀 Spooky Scary Septimus 💀 @septimusreviews.comBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    The Mummy (1999) ★ ★ ★ ⯪- Yes, for the first time! Candyman (2021) ★ ★ ★⯪ The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) ★ ★ ⯪- it was not a good movie lol Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) ★ ★ ★ ★ #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

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  • On This Day - Scala Cinema @otdscalacinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    On this night (30th March) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing The Exorcist (1973), Repossessed (1990), The Exorcist III (1990) and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as a Possessed all-nighter.

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  • Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2025

    Suppose I might’ve gone with “Don’t projectile-vomit in my face and tell me that Exorcist II is a good movie,” but that’s like mixing milk and meat.

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  • more mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    about halfway through The Exorcist II and this movie is cool, what the hell is everyone always bitching about. let's get some apologies to john boorman going in the chat

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  • DMovies @dmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    Documentary sensationally claims that Exorcist II: the Heretic nearly destroyed the life of director John Boorman, but the arguments are only partly founded Boorman and the Devil premieres in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival: dmovies.org/2025/09/06/b...

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  • Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2025

    Film Name: "The Pope's Exorcist II: Electric Spookaloo"

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  • Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.comBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    We watched the "Boorman and the Devil" doc about the making of noted cinematic bomb The Exorcist II and it makes this exact point. Exorcist 2 had some obviously terrible stuff (Burton's performance, the entire script), but John Boorman put his entire genius ass into that weird/dumb/cool movie

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  • Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    David Kittredge’s incredibly entertaining BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, about the making of John Boorman’s EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, finally opens this week. I’m in it, so I can’t review it, but I wrote about it anyway: www.vulture.com/article/i-ca...

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  • Darren Stein @darrenstein.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2025

    Every frame of Boorman and the Devil drips with David Kittredge’s deep love for film and more specifically The Exorcist II: Heretic. It’s a doc made of blood sweat and tears and a must-see for anyone who’s ever been obsessed with a film - and all lovers of film.

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  • Peter Huestis @peterhuestis.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2026

    I love Exorcist II; such a bizarre experiment from Boorman and beautifully shot. Morricone's score is FABULOUS. It's true that the actors aren't good, but we're talking auteur film making here! He wanted to make an Exorcist film which was completely different from the first, and boy did he.

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  • Pam K Nail @pknail.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    #Junesploitation Day 3 - Linda Blair! Today's movie is CHAINED HEAT (1983), which has an absolutely stacked exploitation-tastic cast. (Pre-show trailers: Savage Streets, Exorcist II) @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.com/2026/05/anno...

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  • 🎃HunkyKarras🎃/♑🇮🇪🇬🇧 @hunkykubrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    "The people who made this piece of shit are in this room!." - William Friedkin recalling the first public reaction to Exorcist II ("The product of a demented mind." when refering to it's pisspoor director.) #Exorcist2 or 2💩 #Filmsky #Writing letterboxd.com/hunkykubrick...

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 10, 2025

    In for a penny….. #NowWatching Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) #Horror #HorrorMovies #HorrorSky #Movies #Film

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  • Joezilla @joezillaz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2025

    Name a movie a lot of people hate, but that you love and defend. Exorcist II: The Heretic

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  • film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2025

    My review of Equus prompted discussion of another Richard Burton movie, his contribution to John Boorman's beknighted sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic. It's terrible, and yet I'm drawn to rewatch this one over and over again, unable to believe how awful it is. 2/5 film-authority.com/2025/05/15/e...

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  • christian @speederaserhead.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2024

    Rewatched Exorcist II (great movie), forgot about the split diopter of James Earl Jones and his friendly locust

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  • A L I E N Cerny @alancerny.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    Say what you will about EXORCIST II, but that’s not a movie made by algorithm. It has moments of grace and also moments of unintentional hilarity. It’s goofy but it’s also fiercely, defiantly ambitious.

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  • Offscreen Film Festival @offscreenff.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 21, 2026

    OFFSCREEN FILM FESTIVAL: Brussels March 11-29. Full programme now online, including ticket details. Premieres, Spanish genre, 1970s US paranoia, John Woo, Harry Kümel, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Man Who Fell to Earth and more!

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  • Andrew Nette @pulpcurry.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    Every great director has made at least one terrible film & this was Boorman’s. EXORCIST II is a perfect 1970s storm of psycho babble & occultism. Not entirely convinced that Eric von Däniken didn‘t ghost the script. All it needed was Burton‘s priest riding a giant locust to do battle with the devil.

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  • Reyna Cervantes @jfcdoomblade.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2025

    Beyond Fest Screening #2: EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC! Martin Scorsese’s personal 35mm print! Dreamlike on its presentation. If the first film is about evil corrupting good, this sequel is about good triumphing over evil. A good sequel, but not the one the world was ready for.

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  • ᴛʜᴇ 𝕍𝔼ℝℕ𝕀𝕊ℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾 @outlawvern.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2023

    I think I understand some of the reasons why John Boorman's EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC is so hated, but I guess I'm a sucker for ambitious and unhinged sequels made for and/or by weirdos. I try to make a case for it here.

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  • William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2023

    The Exorcist > The Exorcist III > The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen > Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist > Repossessed > The Exorcist: Believer > Exorcist II: The Heretic > Exorcist: The Beginning (I haven't seen the whole series so I'm only ranking the movies.)

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  • Joezilla @joezillaz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    what’s the one horror film you’ll defend no matter what? for me… "Exorcist II: The Heretic" (1977) 🫀

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  • Michael's Movie Group @michaelcinemagroup.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2026

    #filmsky Good director - awful movie? Jaws still drop that John Boorman delivered Exorcist II: The Heretic (out today, 1977). I find it less a disaster than an oddly fascinating mess: surreal visuals, creepy Pazuzu scenes in Africa, eye-popping bad Richard Burton & Louise Fletcher acting. Why, John?

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  • Zodiac Chiller Dionysiac @thedionysiac.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2026

    I listened to the @fthismovie.bsky.social episode on Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and it made me think about the films of John Boorman. This four movie run needs to be studied!

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  • Steve K 🎃 @skleinedler.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2026

    I’m psyched to be introducing films at the Boston Underground Film Festival that are being co-presented with Salem Horror Fest: Exorcist II Friday 11:59 pm at the Coolidge and Boorman & The Devil Saturday 3:45 pm at the Brattle. #BUFF #SHF

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  • Tyler @electriceden92.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2025

    'To make Exorcist II' - an instantly legendary horror movie's sequel that's not a horror movie, and that is also a direct rebuttal to the first film - 'is one of the most prime examples of ’70s Hollywood thinking that I can think of.'

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  • HELLFRAZIER @popnpizza.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    Today's movie: David Kittredge's excellent 2025 documentary, BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, about John Boorman's 1977 horror film Exorcist II: The Heretic, which almost ended his career.

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  • Fred Simon @cinefredo.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2026

    Il y a plein d'exemples de films "idiots" adorés par des grands réals Hitchcock : Smokey and The Bandit" and "Benji Scorsese : Exorcist II, Ishtar PTA : MIB 3 Kubrick : White Men Can't Jump Tarantino : Psycho II, Ishtar Sofia Coppola : Daddy’s Home Nolan : MacGruber, Talladega Nights, Tokyo Drift

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  • James “Vamp” Fleet @horrorfilms101.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    n(e)w: “The Exorcist II” I’m deeply fascinated that all these can’t-miss names are associated with a flick widely considered a debacle.

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  • jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2025

    I resurrect this post in honor of all those who sat in a movie theater watching Hateful Eight and immediately recognized Regan’s Theme from Exorcist II: The Heretic 🫡 bsky.app/profile/doom...

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  • VØ₦ ฿Ø₲ ₩ł₮₵Ⱨ @bogwitch.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    If you're a film nerd, I recommend watching Boorman and the Devil. An interesting deep dive into his epic failure, Exorcist II: The Heretic. www.imdb.com/title/tt3765...

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  • David Kittredge @davidkittredge.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    "I think EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC is very much a filmmaker’s movie. It takes huge creative swings, and even if some don’t work, the swings alone are kind of awesome to experience."

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  • David Kittredge @davidkittredge.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    It's the Q&A to the Film Independent on August 5! Hear me chat about EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, John Boorman and how we made BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL-- and please forgive my raspy voice!

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  • Ghoully Krausened @fullykrausened.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2026

    Zardoz->The Exorcist II: The Heretic->Excalibur is one of the craziest runs in film history. What strain was John Boorman smoking and can I have some.

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  • DarkLonelyWater @darklonelywater.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2025

    I saw Exorcist II on a double-bill with the first film more than once, but its ideal pairing would be with Argento's Phenomena.

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  • Toni Collate @adrinktothepast.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2025

    Watching The Exorcist II…what the fuck is this movie even about?

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  • Bill Bria @billbria.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2025

    EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC on 35mm (Martin Scorsese’s personal print!) was so damn cool. A liminal movie, halfway between waking and sleeping, dream and nightmare.

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  • Jeremy Thomas Of 411Mania.com @jthomas411mania.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2025

    While it's not a high bar to say that you're the greatest Exrocist sequel ever (we don't talk about Exorcist II: The Heretic), this is a legitimately great film by any measure. #Filmsky #TheExorcist #TheExorcistIII #Horrorsky

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  • jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    Exorcist II: The Heretic. 1977. The mother of all #Exorcist exploitation movies, notable for its *all star* cast & crew — most of whom were all thespian Oscar winners or nominees. Ennio Morricone scored the film — Tarantino even used this “Regan’s Theme” in The Hateful Eight. #Filmsky #Horror

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  • LaurenceWolse @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 3, 2024

    A really entertaining slasher × black comedy hybrid movie directed by Rospo Pallenberg (who has writing credits on Exorcist II: The Heretic and Excalibur). ![](https://feddit.nl/pictrs/image/18893409-f8fc-412f-ad14-c88b0a339053.jpeg) ![](https://feddit.nl/pictrs/image/99a524d4-b948-4f9c-bf57-f640f1ed744b.jpeg) ![](https://feddit.nl/pictrs/image/a744d3f7-f927-48d2-bb44-9e8044a317f2.jpeg) ![](https://feddit.nl/pictrs/image/c8cb6686-3f83-4df9-8049-4619d22b2e79.jpeg)…

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  • Count Chuckula 🧛‍♂️ @chuckxl.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2024

    You know me, I generally like to find the good in movies that everyone else considers bad, but EXORCIST II is GARBAGE. letterboxd.com/smarmyjerkfa...

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  • The Film Canary @thefilmcanary.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    #100HappyDays 2026 No 14: Just been to see this great documentary about one of the derided sequels ever made, and whilst you don't come away from the film going "Exorcist II is great after all", at least you can appreciate what it was trying to do and what it did get right a bit better.

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  • Mark H @blackhole.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    I saw Exorcist II before I had the chance to see The Exorcist. I was only 12 when the first film was released!

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  • Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    As someone who has enjoyed an intoxicated, head-spinning screening of Exorcist II: The Heretic, its empathetic making-of film Boorman And The Devil only deepened my appreciation for that wackadoo movie www.avclub.com/boorman-and-...

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  • DarkLonelyWater @darklonelywater.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2025

    I'm seeing it on the 28th, followed by another great Burton film, Exorcist II: The Heretic.

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  • Manic Pixie Soccer Mom @meganc.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2025

    #9 The other heavy hitter from the 1970s on this list is 1973's The Exorcist, a movie about how horrible it would be if God was actually real. Probably a perfect film. Skip Exorcist II but III is very much worth a look if you've never.

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