everyday is halloween

nearly every perceived thing is beholden to subjectivity.  what one finds beautiful an other might find unattractive whether it be in art, music, food, persons etc etc.  we were talking about movies that scare us.  we went down the list of the classics of the 20th C.  oh, yeah!  that was motherfucking scary! said one.  while another said, that is the stupidest thing i have ever seen.  i laughed too hard to find that flick scary.  all things are subject to taste.  but on december 26, 1973 nearly all the movie-going public agreed on one movie that not only scared its audience but that the flick might be cursed by the devil.  that film is the exorcist.  i remember the adults talking about this pic in such awed tones that set my flesh to goosebumps.  some came back from their watching the flick with that 1000 yard stare as if they just came home from the war after seeing this movie.  and still, 1000s flocked to see it.  such is the power of art that people fainted out of fright when confronted with this movie of demonic possession.  so below you will find a wonderful video of audience reactions during the watching of this movie, and after, and the long, long lines of movie-goers waiting their turn to get ptsd.  it's an astonishing record of a moment in pop history when a movie had the power to curl you into the fetal position as you begged someone, anyone, to make it go away.



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