The author of the book also wrote the screenplay for the film and acted as producer. Subsequently, the book hit The New York Times best-seller list.ģ. The author hit some luck when he was invited as a last-minute guest on late night show, The Dick Cavett Show. The book on which it is based was initially a failure when published. Roland had no recollection of his possession or exorcism when breaking free and went on to live a normal life.Ģ. The boy is said to have undergone around 30 exorcisms, many in which he succeeded in breaking free from his restraints and becoming violent.
Louis, was granted permission to perform another exorcism by the Catholic church.
The exorcism was unsuccessful and stopped when the priest was physically harmed, as the boy was said to have broken free from his restraints and slashed the priest using a mattress spring. Rev. The boy was suffering from an inexplicable ailment after the death of an aunt who had introduced him to the Ouija board and started presenting extreme signs of demonic possession. The first attempt at the ritual was performed by Roman Catholic priest, Edward Hughes, at Georgetown University Hospital (a Jesuit institution). It was based on the 1949 Maryland case of a 13-year-old boy, only known under the pseudonym of Roland Roe. The novel, also titled The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty, was first published in 1971.
The movie is based on a book, which was inspired by a real-life exorcism. While that is well-known, the following 30+ Exorcist movie facts aren’t, unless you’re a true diehard fan.ġ. It was so scary in fact that psychologists thought it could trigger neurosis in people that watched it. Everyone knows that The Exorcist (1973), directed by William Friedkin, is one of the scariest horror movies every made.
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