William Friedkin’s exemplary essay in suspense and edge-of-seat audience manipulation is still one of the scariest films ever made. Linda Blair is the apparently normal 12-year-old girl whose body is possessed by the Devil, Max von Sydow her saintly adversary, and Jason Miller the troubled priest who must confront the demon within and without. The director’s version contains ten minutes of previously cut footage, including some unseen and genuinely unsettling additional effects.
The Exorcist; 31st October 21:00 Tickets
