The devil is enjoying a star turn in Hollywood, where a pair of movies about demonic possession are getting mixed reviews from real-life experts on exorcisms.
Both “Nefarious” and “The Pope’s Exorcist” hit the big screen on April 14, hoping to mine the same occult fascination that made William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” a terrifying classic 50 years ago. That film, which stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, and Lee J. Cobb, caused countless nightmares and set the standard for movies about demonic possession. It even spawned a reboot in 2021, showing interest in Lucifer has not waned.
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