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The Evolution of Horror

OCCULT Pt 10: The Exorcist (1973) With Mark Kermode

The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer

Tv & Film, Film History

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 3 January 2020

ā±ļø 133 minutes

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Summary

What an excellent day for an Exorcist podcast! In the first half of this week's episode, Mike is joined by the one and only Mark Kermode to discuss his favourite movie of all time…and in the second half of the episode, Mike discusses The Exorcist with Jen Handorf and Jamie Graham in front of a live audience at the Courtyard Theatre in London.

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0:00.0

The The 1973. On a dark, misty night in Georgetown, D.C. a car pulls up outside a family's home, and a man steps out.

0:37.0

He looks towards the window of an upstairs bedroom. Inside that bedroom, something beyond comprehension is happening to a little girl strapped to her bed. Her mother couldn't help her. Doctors couldn't help her.

0:57.0

Only this man can help her. Only this man can help her.

1:05.0

Their one hope, their only hope.

1:10.0

The Exorcist. What an excellent day for an Exorcism.

1:19.0

Happy New Year and welcome back to the evolution of horror.

1:22.0

My name is Mike and as ever I am your and welcome

1:25.0

in this podcast. in this podcast we explore and dissect the evolution and history

1:28.0

in this podcast we explore and dissect the evolution and history of the horror genre by looking at particular sub-sombras one series at a time.

1:36.6

This series we're looking at the evolution of the occult in horror cinema and this is part 10 in which as the intro suggested we are going to be discussing

1:46.2

one of the most famous most iconic most beloved and most terrifying horror movies ever made William Friedkins, The Exorcist.

1:57.0

This will of course be a spoiler-rific episode.

1:59.8

We will be discussing this movie in-depth, which means if you haven't seen the

2:04.1

exorcist what are you doing go away and watch it then come back and listen to the

2:09.1

discussion so you are not spoiled on the movie.

2:12.6

Okay, so much exciting stuff to bring you this week.

2:15.8

Later on in this episode, you are going to get to hear

2:18.3

the first ever Evolution of Horror live episode.

2:21.9

Back in October, we put on a very special Halloween screening of The Exorcist in the courtyard

2:27.6

theatre in London.

2:29.1

A group of us sat and watched the movie and then me and Jamie Graham and Jen Handorf sat on stage and discussed the movie live in front of an audience afterwards.

2:38.0

So you're going to hear that discussion later on in this episode, but first of all we've got a very very special interview.

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