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The Exorcist at 50: Looking back at the iconic horror masterpiece

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Exorcist as it turns 50… The Exorcist is a horror film that requires no introduction even 50 years later. Its impact on genre filmmaking and the horror genre as a whole is indisputable, whether you like to admit it or not. The movie’s supposedly cursed production and behind-the-scenes […]

David Gordon Green exits The Exorcist: Deceiver as Universal pulls sequel from release schedule

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In the wake of The Exorcist: Believer‘s underwhelming critical and commercial performance, David Gordon Green has departed Universal and Blumhouse’s franchise resurrection, and the sequel has been removed from the release calendar.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Green has left to focus on his Ben Stiller-led comedy Nutcrackers, as well as season four of HBO […]

Movie Review – The Exorcist Untold (2023)

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The Exorcist Untold, 2023. Directed by Robin Bextor. Featuring Rich Cline, Julie Blatty, Dr. Sarah Crowther, Nat Segaloff, Prof. Chris McGlothlin. SYNOPSIS: Documentary covering the genesis and impact of horror classic The Exorcist. The Exorcist Untold is a brand-new documentary from director Robin Bextor that looks at the enduring influence and legacy of William Friedkin’s […]

A Conversation with Linda Blair – Her Career, Humanitarian Work, and The Exorcist: Believer

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EJ Moreno chats to horror icon Linda Blair about her career and her work with the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation… Capturing the magic and energy of Linda Blair is near impossible. I’ve spoken to many people, but never during a conversation or interview with any actor has it felt more like catching up with any […]

Overlooked Horror Actors and Their Best Performance

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While these actors aren’t specifically known for horror, their work in the genre is easy to overlook… Within the horror community, we often focus our admiration and attention on some of the more iconic actors. If it’s classics like Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee to modern icons like Sarah Michelle Gellar or Bruce Campbell, we […]

The Must-See Horror Movies From Every Decade

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EJ Moreno on the best horror movies in cinema history… Horror is a film genre as old as the medium itself. Since the start of the cinemas, people have packed the seats in hopes of getting some chills and thrills. As a life-long fan of the genre, it’s essential to recognize the history of horror […]

Seven Famous Cursed Movie Productions

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Disasters, terrible luck, radiation poisoning and death. We look at some famous cursed film productions… With Flickering Myth’s first foray into movie-making on The Baby in the Basket now underway, we’ve found ourselves faced with a number of problems throughout pre-production as recently covered in our pre-production update. We’ve dealt with unavoidable dropouts, unexpected costs […]

Jason Blum on moving The Exorcist: Believer away from Taylor Swift concert film

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Jason Blum has conjured up quite a few memorable scares in his career, but one thing he doesn’t want to battle is Taylor Swift and her fans. If you recall, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse landed the coveted Friday, October 13th date for The Exorcist: Believer, perfect for a horror event. But things changed swiftly when […]

Scary bedtime stories summon a demon in The Exorcist: Believer clip

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The Exorcist: Believer may have been scared into cinemas a week earlier thanks to the Taylor Swift concert movie, but director David Gordon Green’s latest legacy sequel is still hell-bent on making a mark at the October box-office, and judging by this creepy new clip for the Universal/Blumhouse horror film it has a good chance […]

Get a look inside The Exorcist: Believer with new featurette

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With under two weeks to go until The Exorcist: Believer arrives in cinemas, a ‘look inside’ featurette has been released for the film which sees director David Gordon Green, and stars Ann Dowd, Olivia O’Neill, Lidya Jewett, Ellen Burstyn, and Leslie Odom, Jr. discuss what to expect from the horror sequel; watch it below… Since […]