Linda Blair – Perisphere

The Mesmerizing Horror of Essentially a Single Room Set in The Exorcist

By Olga Tchepikova-Treon October 17, 2025 October 17, 2025 Nixonland: Horror in the Vietnam Era

Linda Blair as Regan hovers over her bed in a light blue nightgown as Father Karras and Father Merrin pray next to the bed.

|Allison Vincent| Honeymooning in order to see as many haunted houses as possible is, admittedly, a bit eclectic. Because we were COVID brides, my wife and I had to make a LOT of changes to our wedding plans, including moving… Continue reading

Fear in a Handful of Dust: Hell, Faith, and Will in The Exorcist

By Olga Tchepikova-Treon October 17, 2025 October 17, 2025 Nixonland: Horror in the Vietnam Era

A concerned Regan bows her head and leans against the wall near the door of her bedroom to listen to her mother in the other room.

|Harry Mackin| The Exorcist knows you’re afraid of it from the moment it begins. Well before its disturbing supernatural plot starts in earnest, you can feel the malice Friedkin imbues into every shot and frame, like “fear in a handful of dust”… Continue reading

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