The terrifying, real-life story behind 'The Exorcist'Email Whatsapp Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin CommentIt’s hard to overemphasize the monumental impact The Exorcist has had on American culture. [v] John McGuire, “The St. Louis Exorcism of 1949: The Real-Life Inspiration for ‘The Exorcist,’” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 28, 2019, https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/the-st-louis-exorcism-of-the-real-life-inspiration-for/article_fbdecb6a-9d3c-5903-a12c-effd4f7a7713.html. [vii] “SLU Legends and Lore.”[viii] “SLU Legends and Lore.”[ix] “SLU Legends and Lore.”[x] Bill Brinkley, “Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy.”[xii] “SLU Legends and Lore.”[xiii] Gregory J. Holman, “An Expert on the Real-Life Event That Inspired ‘The Exorcist’ Is Coming to Springfield,” Springfield News-Leader, October 3, 2017, https://www.news-leader.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/03/expert-real-life-event-inspired-the-exorcist-coming-springfield/693507001/. [xiv] “SLU Legends and Lore.”[xv] “SLU Legends and Lore.”[xvi] McGuire, “St.

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