Episode 143: The Unholy Trinity - The Exorcist
In December 1973, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist hit theaters, causing fainting in the aisles, street-spanning lines in sub-zero weather, and an unprecedented cultural uproar. But its legacy reaches far beyond horror cinema. A decade later, as the Satanic Panic swept across America, prosecutors, self-proclaimed "cult experts," and sensationalist talk shows drew heavily on the visual tropes, psychological themes, and narrative frameworks that Friedkin and novel writer William Peter Blatty had popularized. Is it that surprising that we can find the "fingerprints of intelligence" and Mockingbird media even here? 🤔 ⚠️ Spoilers lie ahead. Links: Unholy Trinity - Rosemary's Baby: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2289560/episodes/19901888 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist The Exorcist Untold: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2289560/episodes/15117628 Satan Wants You / Michelle Remembers: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2289560/episodes/14303981 Bonus Episode: Was Hostel Based on a True Story?: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2289560/episodes/15170983 *** For insider information & spilled tea, please subscribe to my weekly newsletter, The Unicorn Dispatch, here: https://sara-causey.kit.com/2d8b7742dd Sara's award-winning biography of Dag can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Unicorn-New-Look-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld-ebook/dp/B0DSCS5PZT Her latest project, Simply Dag, is now available anywhere Amazon books are sold: https://a.co/d/0f9PAg9g Additional goodies: SaraCausey.Shop. Support the show
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