Back when I was twelve or thirteen, my parents went out, leaving me home alone, and I thought this would be a great time to watch The Exorcist. It was on TNT or A&E, or maybe it was BRAVO, I can’t remember, point being, even with the commercial breaks, that movie scared the crap out of me. I think it was the last horror movie that gave me nightmares, and made me sleep with a light on. I still hold it’s the scariest I have ever seen.
So, when I saw that Rob Hill, through his Bad Movie Bible page, was adding The Exorcist to his “Borrowing Blockbuster” series, at first I was sure about this addition. First, I agree that The Exorcist is an amazingly influential movie, if not one of the best movies ever made. But, I couldn’t really think of any movies that ripped it off. That’s where Rob Hill comes in, and I will never doubt his judgement again.
