In 1949, in the United States, priests of the Roman Catholic Church performed a series of exorcisms on an anonymous teenage boy. This case inspired the book, The Exorcist, which was later adapted into the classic horror film that we know today.

 

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Sources: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/inspiration-for-the-movie-the-exorcist-has-been-identified-as-former-nasa-engineer

https://allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/20/the-exorcist-boy-named-magazine

 

https://nypost.com/2021/12/20/is-the-exorcist-a-true-story-what-happened-to-ronald-hunkeler/

 

 https://www.slu.edu/universitas/archive/2014/exorcism.php

 

 

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