Five Horror Movies Where I Was ‘Late to the Party’

The Exorcist

When it came to movies of this sort, I was not allowed to see them at a young age by any stretch.  The Devil.  Demons.  Possession…hell, no.  So, The Exorcist came later in life.  I do remember my father throwing it on Laserdisc once to show off a scene to a friend who wanted to see the picture quality of the film on the (now-defunct) format.  I sat in to watch this whole demonstration, no set up or explanation for what I was watching, but I remember a pissed-off little girl swearing her ass off to a priest.  

I was curious.

College came along and, one Halloween, I made it my must-see viewing.  Off to Kim’s Video I went (I was working at St. Mark’s Comics at the time) and, of course, I was blown away.  It rattled me for sure, but because of my own religious beliefs (or lack thereof, I should say), it didn’t hit me on a spiritual level.  Instead, I was struck by how amazing the performances and William Friedkin’s filmmaking were.  It was “classy” horror and I loved it from that point on.

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