What does the 1977 murder of a Variety entertainment journalist have to do with the horror cult classic movie The Exorcist?  Find out in this week's episode.  Steph and Erin talk scary movies, The Exorcist and the murder of Addison Verill.

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Music:

Dark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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Bell, A. (1977). There’s Nothing Gay About Murder. The Village Voice. 26 Sep. Available at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXRhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5662%2C5217392.

‌Bell, A. (1977). Phone Call from a Fugitive “I Killed Addison Verrill.” The Village Voice. 3 Oct. Available at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9gBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4659%2C4348.

Bell, A. (1977). A Talk on the Wild Side. The Village Voice. 31 Oct. Available at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-QBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6360%2C2217416.

horrorfan (2018). THE EXORCIST (1973) | Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0TmHK6e4SM&ab_channel=horrorfan  [Accessed 10 Oct. 2020].

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Rites Held for Addison Verrill, Variety Reporter Killed in Robbery (Published 1977). (1977). The New York Times. [online] 20 Sep. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/20/archives/rites-held-for-addison-verrill-variety-reporter-killed-in-robbery.html [Accessed 11 Oct. 2020].

The Exorcist Online (2014). The Exorcist | The Cultural Impact (1974 Documentary). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OtrZoqN-xo&ab_channel=TheExorcistOnline [Accessed 10 Oct. 2020].