In part one, we discuss perhaps one of the most terrifying and iconic horror films of all time, "The Exorcist," that stands the test of time in its ability to fill the audience with a sense of sweat-soaked terror and dread. It is a strange and gripping film filled with disturbing imagery and a lot of subtle - and not-so-subtle - symbolic meaning of a real exorcism that took place. Back in 1949, when the world was still very much collectively healing from the devastation of World War II, a young boy was said to have become possessed by a demon. It was this legendary tale about this possession and subsequent exorcism that formed the basis for both the novel and film adaptation of The Exorcist. Because of the controversial nature of the events that were said to occur, this young boy was given the pseudonym "Roland Doe" and a lot of other details were changed when William Peter Blatty wrote the novel. [FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]"Elbow Deep Club" PATREON: www.patreon.com/ordisstudiosWEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.comTWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraid[FOLLOW THE HOST ON SOCIAL MEDIA]JARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisNICK's TWITTER: www.twitter.com/thenickster15NICK's INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/porchetta_sandwichSAM'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/spookysam8[SPONSORS & MORE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE]If you are into horror movies, then you need to checkout "Last Year's Horror", the newest show to join the Ordis Studios Podcast Network. Hosted by Benjamin Allocco and Carey Feagan, listen as they dive into the most blood thirsty horror movies from last year, with a special guest every episode, Listen Here: https://link.chtbl.com/4Gi7O9ce or visit www.ordisstudios.com for more information on this show, and more from the Ordis Studios Podcast Network.LAST YEARS HORROR TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LastYearsHorrorLAST YEARS HORROR INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lastyearshorror/SOUTHERN ODDITIES PODCAST: https://solo.to/southernodditiesSOUTHERN ODDITIES TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodSOUTHERN ODDITIES INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPod[ORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK]WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.comORDIS STUDIOS TWITTER: www.twitter.com/ordisstudiosORDIS STUDIOS INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/ordis.studios[MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE]Music from https://filmmusic.io"In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)[THANKS & MENTIONS FOR THIS EPISODE]Stephanie Kemmerer, researcher & writer for Even the Podcast is Afraid, conducted all the writing and research for this series on the Excorism of Roland Doe.Even the Podcast is Afraid was created by Jared Ordis, and prodcued by Jared Ordis & Ordis Studios. ETPIA is also part of the Ordis Studios Network & the Crawlspace Media Network.Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com