Category: Special Section: Hyped Hollywood Horrors
The ‘True’ Story behind The Entity: Untangling Hollywood Horror
The 1970s were a heyday for blockbuster horror films and franchises, including Alien, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Phantasm, Carrie, and many more. Although it did not reach the success of movies such as The Omen, The Exorcist, Halloween, and The Amityville Horror, a paranormal horror film titled The Entity was a modest hit. The “true …
This article is available for free to all.A Closer Look at the Entity Photographs
I received a call one night from my colleague Ben Radford asking if I’d be interested in working on a project with him. He was working on a piece concerning the Doris Bither haunting, better known as The Entity case (see the preceding article). While focusing on the facts behind the story, he asked if …
This article is available for free to all.Demoniac: Who Is Roland Doe, the Boy Who Inspired The Exorcist?
If recent films such as The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It are any indication, there’s no shortage of fascination with movies about demons and demonic possession. Perhaps looking to follow up on the success of their Insidious film franchise, last year Blumhouse Studio announced it would be teaming up with Morgan Creek Entertainment …
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