Throughout history, people have told stories both fictional and allegedly real, about demons and devils inhabiting people’s bodies and controlling their minds or actions. And the Catholic Church ...

Whether spinning cinematic yarns about New York cops or a South American convo, the late William Friedkin prized authenticity above all things. That even applied to scenarios that seemed beyond the ...

Most people may not know what it’s actually like to be an exorcist. Exorcism came to everyone’s attention with the release of the 1973 film The Exorcist, which was based on the book The Exorcist by ...

The real-life exorcism at the heart of "The Ritual," a new horror thriller opening in movie theaters June 6, has a Wisconsin prologue. "The Ritual" recounts a 1928 exorcism conducted at a convent in ...

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist is viewed by most as being the greatest demonic possession horror ever created. The film was based on William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name, but where did ...

Panned by critics and hailed by audiences as one of the greatest horror films ever made, William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" is a classic that always finds its way onto the screens of viewers during ...

‘The Ritual’ wants “just the facts, ma’am” when it comes to depicting the details of a real-life exorcism. Most depictions of exorcisms are violent. The possessed is forced to endure painful internal ...

In a recent note, the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) offers some important clarifications regarding the practice of exorcism, in light of various errors that have come to affect some ...