Who’s the Star of The Exorcist?
Having already covered ?is this a demon or is it just a crazy pregnant lady?? of “Rosemary?s Baby,” I thought I?d write about a similar book – namely, ?is this a demon or is it a pre-pubescent girl? in “The Exorcist.” Having seen The Exorcist when I was 12 (don?t ask) and was then scared…
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Pregnant With Satan?s Spawn Or Just Hormonal? “Rosemary?s Baby”
A young woman finds herself trapped in a web of deceit, betrayal, and Satanism in Ira Levin?s 1966 classic, ?Rosemary?s Baby.? Written the same year Time magazine printed their infamous ?Is God Dead?? issue, the book reflects Baby Boomers? changing values against those of the Tommy Dorsey era. (Or should I say the Frank Sinatra…
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