A deep dive into the darker side of The Exorcist‘s production, with scary facts from The Exorcist’s production, from the director’s tendency to shot blanks from a gun at random on set to scare people, to evil deeds that two actors with bit parts went on to do after being in The Exorcist.

Highlights include:
• The erratic behavior of The Exorcist’s director
• A urban legend about lightning striking a tombstone during the filming of The Exorcist
• A mysterious black dog
• The extra in The Exorcist who became a killer

Note: This episode contains discussion of abuse within the Catholic church.

The Exorcist end scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_IG7u4ph0M
The Keepers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Keepers

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