I Want To Believe

I Want to Believe Podcast – Halloween 2021 – The Exorcism of Roland Hunkeler Music at the top of the episode: Space and Time by Hannah Harleen Voice & Lyrics by Hannah Harleen | Produced by Steve Bops | Hannah's Link Tree Music at the bottom of the episode: The Exorcist Theme by Starfighter (Re-Work) Documentary clips throughout the episode: The Exorcism of Roland Doe on Discovery+ __ On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was unleashed upon the American public. Some people were sickened by the film’s imagery and violent scenes. Some claimed to have fainted, vomited, suffered heart attacks, and more. Despite all the chaos, most movie goers loved the movie and it was the highest grossing, R rated horror movie until the 2017 release of IT.  Years before “Based on” or “Inspired by a true story” would ever be seen on the screens of countless horror movies, the general public, at that time, were mostly unaware of the origins of William Peter Blatty’s book and screenplay. Those origins transpired about 24