everyday is halloween

is there a movie today that brings such visceral dread & fear than the exorcist [1973].  a film so frightening that some viewers thought that they risked their own demonic possession simply by watching it.  i remember the adults around me talking about this flick & even their speech possessed an aura of nerve-jangling trauma.  there has not been a movie to have such a huge hit on its audiences, & on popular culture.  a few have gotten close to this pic's hugely influence.  but this movie was/is in its own orbit.  here is a clip of the massive popularity of this movie, & the audiences reactions to its horror.  even today, 48 years later, this is a movie that can punch you in the solar plexus & freeze your blood.  but just remember as you dare to stare to remind yourself it is only a movie...it is only a movie...it is only a movie...

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