A review of Boorman and the Devil, a documentary on the making and disastrous reception of Exorcist II: The Heretic, the 1977 sequel to the The Exorcist.
When 'The Exorcist' premiered in 1973, chaos ensued. Viewers fainted, vomited, or ran screaming from theaters. Paramedics ...
But like other horror classics like The Omen and Halloween, the behind-the-scenes story is far more frightening. From before ...
William Friedkin 's 1973 adaptation of The Exorcist left an indelible mark on moviegoers and the horror genre as we know it.