Here are the real events that inspired — and were inspired by — William Friedkin's horror masterpiece. Blatty first heard about the case of “Roland Doe” when he was a student at Georgetown University.

In a recent note, the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) offers some important clarifications regarding the practice of exorcism, in light of various errors that have come to affect some ...

Recently, I scoured Reddit and our very own BuzzFeed community in search of real-life exorcism and possession stories. Whether people were possessed themselves, witnessed an exorcism with their own ...

Most people may not know what it’s actually like to be an exorcist. Exorcism came to everyone’s attention with the release of the 1973 film The Exorcist, which was based on the book The Exorcist by ...

The real-life exorcism at the heart of "The Ritual," a new horror thriller opening in movie theaters June 6, has a Wisconsin prologue. "The Ritual" recounts a 1928 exorcism conducted at a convent in ...

Demand for Catholic exorcisms is reportedly rises - though requests are outpacing priests available to perform them. The post ...

Mystic — As adults and children head out to shop for decorations, costumes and candy, Father Thomas Hoar is making other plans for Halloween. With experience with deliverance ministries, Hoar is ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Exorcist. As written by William Peter Blatty, both in his original novel and his Academy Award-winning screenplay, The Exorcist (1973) did not happen.