ITF Read: The Exorcist (1971 novel)
Episode description
Pazuzu commands YOU to listen (to this discussion of William Peter Blatty’s infamous book about demon possession). In episode 145, Luke & James discuss whether the source material lives up to the claim on the cover that it is, “The most terrifying novel ever written.”
Topics: real life exorcisms, a genre-defining tale, writing from a place of truth, the skeptic perspective, using “real” horrors, a serpentine penis, the power of coincidence, the fear of women’s sexuality, and the real-life basis for Fr. Lankester Merrin.
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Intro/outro music: Torin - Tubular Bells No copyright / Royalty free sound