The REAL Exorcist Story - St. Louis, MO 4K

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[skrag]

I had an aunt who lived a block over from that house. Never knew that was the house connected to the case until years later. Also, Fr. Bowdern, one of the priests who participated in the exorcism, baptized my brother.

[mssatire]

This is the scariest movie ever. No other movie has this affect on people. I can watch it a million times and still get scared and creeped out at the possibility of it

[qtcarmend]

I was 11 years old when this movie came out, my older cousins were watching it and I wasn’t able to. But I was so curious that I snuck into the living room and watched it. It traumatized me for like a whole month. Her face kept popping up every night and I couldn’t sleep.
It was horrible 😞 I’m 36 now and still feel creeped out by her face.

[StFrancisXavierCollegeChurch]

Thanks for visiting our church! I'm the one you got a candle from. 😁 We actually have a woman here who gives tours, and she's done them specifically about the exorcism before. Next time you're in town, feel free to reach out and I can put you in touch with her. I'm also sending you a couple of souvenirs. Blessings to you! - Angela

[mark_beastpriest]

When I went to see the Director's Cut, the reactions were nothing like those of 1973. People have become so desensitized to everyday events, that nothing really seems frightening anymore. I remember speaking to an elderly gentlement in 1999 who saw the original "The Mummy" with Boris Karloff back in the early 30's. He was terrified. We've come a long way, but not in a good way.

[danikim]

My friend used to live just across from that house. Her experience living so close to it gave her heavy eerie feeling. She was terrified going alone. She said she always had feeling that someone was watching her. I can’t imagine living close to this house...

[gto]

We’ve lived in St. Louis our entire lives and Father Bowdern had a nephew named Ned who was a close family friend. Ned would often talk about his Jesuit uncle who performed the exorcism. The scariest thing was the boy spoke and cursed in Latin....a difficult language to learn that he had no prior knowledge of!! He routinely broke free of the leather straps which held him down. Ned said his uncles hair turned grey within days of completing the exorcism and developed a heart murmur that plagued him the remainder of his life. True story!!

[martinparsons]

THAT MUSIC IS ICONIC I STILL GET THE CHILLS WHEN I HERE IT DOES ANYONE ELSE CMON BE TRUTHFUL

[MsBluheart]

I was 19 and stood in line to see it. Made it all the way through, but I certainly took it home with me! I was nervous and on edge for no real reason for several weeks after. No other film has ever affected me nearly as much.

[jeremyt]

Yeah even for those of us who grew up on Jason Vorhees and the Ghostface killer, The Exorcist still manages to genuinely shock all these years later. Now that's a feat, it truly deserves its place as an icon in the horror genre.

[someguy]

Wow those interviews they did with those people in the theater that were watching the movie were fascinating. The answers they gave as to why they left in the middle of the movie were really eye opening. You never see that kind of innocence in people in the world today. People back then were a lot more sensitive and aware of the impact of watching something violent or evil has on an individual. What you saw and what you said actually mattered back then. Today human beings are completely desensitized by such things. Hell The exorcist seems tame by today’s standards, kids today would laugh at it. It’s sad because you will never see this kind of nobility or innocence ever again, mankind has traded decency and dignity for vulgarity and degradation.

[wdposdk]

I was a small child spending the night at my friends house. Her teenage sister saw the movie that night, and proceeded to tell us all about it. I couldn’t sleep for days. The only movie that truly still scares me, to this day.

[mattdaniel]

When I saw your notification: I got my coffee, closed my office door and took a 22:18 break!! It's truly spin chilling knowing my favorite movie of all time is based on real life events. Outstanding work once again Michael and Jessica!!! Much love from Kenosha!

[sandrabailey]

As horror goes? It was very well done. Especially for the time. Compared to horror films created now, this one still tops everything. The majority of of horror now are nothing but gore and they're ridiculously predictable. You need suspense and intrigue and unpredictability. The Exorcist has everything needed to keep you glued to the screen.

[GinaSigillito]

My father knew one of the priests who performed the exorcism and told my mom this story before the movie came out. Some of the scenes were filmed at my alma mater, Fordham University. I always felt a major connection to this story. Great video.

[johngeiger]

It's hard to imagine that it was when The Exorcist was released in the theaters, another family is experiencing the horror of their lifetime at a farm house at Rhode Island which later came to be the inspiration for the film 'The Conjuring'.

[missouribroad]

I worked in St Louis with a nursing manager who had worked with the priests involved in the case. This nurse had a large stone statue in her office of a weeping angel with a broken wing. She said it had came from the office of one of the priests. She had worked at the hospital where the boy was taken while possessed. She said the elevator would not go to the floor the boy had stayed on no matter how many times they tried to have it fixed. They couldn't find anything mechanically wrong with the elevator. She had a lot of creepy stories about what went on.

[loribach]

More confirmation of why not to "play" with the Ouija board.

[nuwver]

I first watched “The Exorcist” in 1980 when I was seven. It just happened to be playing late one night on television, and as I watched it alone, I wasn’t scared since it didn’t make sense to me. Growing up I became a fan of horror movies and when I finally understood what the movie was about, I was intrigued by the entire subject and theme of the story even though I was scared of it. At one point I purchased original photo prints from the movie reel, and I experienced a few unexplainable events. My obsession was a little too much. Years later, I tried reading the book “Possessed” by Thomas B. Allen (the account of the real boy Ronald E. Hunkeler aka Roland Doe), and twice I couldn’t finish it. The descriptions are so vivid. It got to the point where I didn’t want the book in my home. I am a big horror movie fan… have it on vhs still. To this day, it is the scariest movie for me. Nothing tops it. However, now I cannot watch it alone, or at night, or in my home. It freaks me out. And those 5x6 photos, I tore them into tiny pieces and threw them away.

[pattisnapsforbeans]

I just came across this video purely by accident, and I spent the last 3 hours reading the comments. I would like to say, though, that the amount of research you guys put into making this video must have taken a great deal of time. I am impressed and appreciate all your hard work. You are obviously very passionate about what you do, and it truly shows. Thank you for educating everyone on such an interesting topic. Im not even certain I ever really knew that this was based on truth. So many rumors were going around about it back in the 70s, I didnt know what to believe. Fantastic video. I am looking forward to watching more of what you have done. Thank you, thank you!!