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  • The Devil Inside

  • The Dark Legacy of the Excorcist
  • By: Carlos Acevedo
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
  • 2.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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The Devil Inside

By: Carlos Acevedo
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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“At a time when critics are expected to be publicists, and anything famous is ‘classic’ or ‘iconic,’ Carlos Acevedo has managed to hold the line. The Devil Inside is a sharp, hard-nosed aesthetic and cultural investigation into what everybody was throwing up about fifty years ago. It succeeds as criticism, history, and social analysis.”

—Charles Taylor, film critic at Esquire, and author of Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American ’70s

"Absolutely fascinating! Carlos Acevedo takes us step by step from the 'true life' inspiration to the novel to the movie to the global feeding frenzy. He cuts through myths and embellishments, shares terrific backstage stories and bios, and offers his own first-rate film criticism. This rich work of cultural history is both highly informative and wildly entertaining."—Christopher Bram, author of Gods and Monsters

In 1973, The Exorcist left moviegoers gripping their rosary beads, vomiting in their popcorn buckets, and fainting in the sticky aisles. Cynically marketed as a cursed production based on a “true story,” The Exorcist quickly became one of the most controversial films ever released. With its groundbreaking special effects, relentless pace, and terrifying finale, the film revolutionized the horror genre and paved the way for future blockbusters.

In The Devil Inside, Carlos Acevedo goes beyond the myths to examine the national uproar The Exorcist caused, as well as the dark, real-world effects it had on a jittery audience. Until now, books about The Exorcist have largely perpetuated its legends while overlooking its cultural background. The Devil Inside places the film in its cinematic and social context—as a product of the New Hollywood, when maverick directors hijacked the film industry, and as part of the supernatural trends of the times, when the occult permeated music, books, and movies.

From the original possession case that inspired the novel to the troubled production to the conflicts on the set to the uptick in demands for actual exorcisms, The Devil Inside sheds new light on a shocking phenomenon that has remained a pop-culture touchstone for fifty years.

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