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The 1973 film The Exorcist is regarded as one of the scariest movies of all time. But what's even spookier is the true story of the real-life exorcism that inspired it.
With that in mind, paranormal filmmakers Philip and Christopher Booth set out to make The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist, based on the infamous, truly terrifying story of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly possessed by the devil in St. Louis in 1949.
To delve into the gritty details, the twin filmmakers went straight to the source: tracking down an old, secret journal written by the Rev. Raymond J. Bishop, one of the priests involved in the original exorcism of the boy, who's known by the pseudonym Robbie Mannheim.
So what really happened to inspire William Peter Blatty's Exorcist horror novel and one of the most frightening Hollywood movies of all time?
The Booth brothers said the real-life exorcism case began with a boy in Maryland who developed extremely strange behavior and markings on his chest, one of which supposedly read St. Louis.
The twins said the boy's family took it as a sign to seek help in Missouri where they had extended family. The youngster stayed at an uncle's house, and there, as the diary reveals, the apparent possession spiraled out of control.
It started to get really scary, with the boy screaming and growling all night, keeping the neighbors up, Philip Booth explained. So they took him to an asylum and eventually to Alexian Brothers Hospital, where the exorcism was finally successful.
The diary also explained how the boy would write everything the devil told him to say on his bedsheets. He even drew a map of hell, Philip added.
There are only six copies of the real, unedited diary floating around the world, Christopher Booth told AOL News. It's a raw, 26-page account of what really happened to that boy, and it's very intense.
And the spooky stuff doesn't stop there.
After going through Bishop's secret diary and deciding to make a movie about it, the Booth brothers experienced their own paranormal encounters.
Full story with video: http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/a...ry-behind-the-making-of-the-exorcist/19678606
With that in mind, paranormal filmmakers Philip and Christopher Booth set out to make The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist, based on the infamous, truly terrifying story of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly possessed by the devil in St. Louis in 1949.
To delve into the gritty details, the twin filmmakers went straight to the source: tracking down an old, secret journal written by the Rev. Raymond J. Bishop, one of the priests involved in the original exorcism of the boy, who's known by the pseudonym Robbie Mannheim.
So what really happened to inspire William Peter Blatty's Exorcist horror novel and one of the most frightening Hollywood movies of all time?
The Booth brothers said the real-life exorcism case began with a boy in Maryland who developed extremely strange behavior and markings on his chest, one of which supposedly read St. Louis.
The twins said the boy's family took it as a sign to seek help in Missouri where they had extended family. The youngster stayed at an uncle's house, and there, as the diary reveals, the apparent possession spiraled out of control.
It started to get really scary, with the boy screaming and growling all night, keeping the neighbors up, Philip Booth explained. So they took him to an asylum and eventually to Alexian Brothers Hospital, where the exorcism was finally successful.
The diary also explained how the boy would write everything the devil told him to say on his bedsheets. He even drew a map of hell, Philip added.
There are only six copies of the real, unedited diary floating around the world, Christopher Booth told AOL News. It's a raw, 26-page account of what really happened to that boy, and it's very intense.
And the spooky stuff doesn't stop there.
After going through Bishop's secret diary and deciding to make a movie about it, the Booth brothers experienced their own paranormal encounters.
Full story with video: http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/a...ry-behind-the-making-of-the-exorcist/19678606
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that sounds weird...
