Although most horror movies are at least somewhat familiar with the concept of dread, it’s rarely deployed more effectively than it is here. Thanks to William Friedkin’s expert direction, the first ...
The devil’s been plenty busy on screen in the past 50 years. Think of all the possession films that “The Exorcist” spawned – some good, many bad, and arguably none quite as unsettling as the original ...
The Exorcist (1973) is regarded as one of the greatest horror movies ever made, and the first to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Directed by William Friedkin, the film follows ...
“The greatest horror movie of all time.” It’s a common refrain in discussions of 1973’s The Exorcist, the first horror film ever to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. It legitimized, ...
Mike Flanagan has made some of the spookiest movies in recent years, including Hush, Gerald’s Game, and Ouija: Origin of Evil, which is much better than it has any right being. And that doesn’t even ...