The Devil Inside

Fifty Terrifying Years of the Excorcist

Carlos Acevedo

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Hamilcar Publications
21 February 2024

Film theory & criticism; Film & movie: styles & genres; Biography: arts & entertainment; Satanism & demonology

""At a time when criticsare expected to be publicists, and anything famous is 'classic' or 'iconic,'Carlos Acevedo has managed to hold the line. The Devil Inside is asharp, hard-nosed aesthetic and cultural investigation into what everybody wasthrowing up about fifty years ago. It succeeds as criticism, history, andsocial analysis.""

-Charles Taylor, film critic at Esquire, and authorof Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema ofthe American '70s

In 1973, The Exorcistleft moviegoers gripping their rosary beads, vomiting in their popcorn buckets,and fainting in the sticky aisles. Cynically marketed as a cursed productionbased on a ""true story,"" The Exorcist quickly became one of the mostcontroversial films ever released. With its groundbreaking special effects,relentless pace, and terrifying finale, the film revolutionized the horrorgenre and paved the way for future blockbusters.

In The Devil Inside,Carlos Acevedo goes beyond the myths to examine the national uproar TheExorcist caused, as well as the dark, real-world effects it had on ajittery audience. Until now, books about The Exorcist have largelyperpetuated its legends while overlooking its cultural background. The DevilInside places the film in its cinematic and social context-as a product ofthe New Hollywood, when maverick directors hijacked the film industry, and aspart of the supernatural trends of the times, when the occult permeated music,books, and movies.

From the originalpossession case that inspired the novel to the troubled production to theconflicts on the set to the uptick in demands for actual exorcisms, TheDevil Inside sheds new light on a shocking phenomenon that has remained apop-culture touchstone for fifty years.

By: Carlos Acevedo
Imprint: Hamilcar Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Paperback original
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 228mm, Spine: 15mm
ISBN: 9781949590654
ISBN 10: 1949590658
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 21 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I - Prelude The Real Exorcism William Peter Blatty The Novel The Rise of the Occult Part II - Overture Novel into Film William Friedkin Horror Films & The New Hollywood Making of The Exorcist Phenomenon Critical and Audience Response Part III - Coda Analysis of The Exorcist Aftermath Sequels and Re-releases Cultural Touchstone

Carlos Acevedo is theauthor ofSporting Blood: Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing,The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrisonand the forthcoming American Hellfire:Cults, Killings, Possessions, and Hoaxes of the Satanic Age, all from Hamilcar Publications. He lives in Brooklyn.

Reviews for The Devil Inside: Fifty Terrifying Years of the Excorcist

“For far too long The Exorcist has been in the domain of hacks and hagiographies. In The Devil Inside, Carlos Acevedo offers a truly critical probe into one of the most unusual cinematic releases in history. Unsparing, fair, and eloquent, Acevedo leaves no stone unturned as he sloughs off decades of PR bunk and challenges the (it turns out) numerous myths promulgated by Messrs. Friedkin and Blatty. Scrupulous and panoramic, The Devil Inside delves into the original possession case that inspired the film, recounts its infamous production, and analyzes its extraordinary impact on an unsuspecting America. Acevedo shows once again, as he has long shown in his masterful boxing writing, that he is a peerless prose stylist and synthesizer of ideas.” —Sean Nam, Cineaste contributor, and author of Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing.