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13. The Exorcist was scary when it came out

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:04 PM

Oct 3

One of the guys I worked with at the time The Exorcist came and he told me this story. He and his brother were sharing an apartment and they took their 15-year old brother to see the movie at a late showing. After the movie, they called their mother and told her their brother was going to stay at their apartment instead getting home late. While their 15-year old brother was asleep, they crept into the bedroom went on opposite sides of the bed. Then, they picked up the bed and started shaking it violently causing their younger brother to wake up screaming. The guy said it took them awhile to calm their younger brother down but that it was funny.

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What is the scariest movie you ever watched or walked out on? Mine was the Exorcist. How about you? [View all] debm55 Oct 3 OP

I walked out of the exorcist. I was really strung out on speed and the music Alpeduez21 Oct 3 #1

I agree,Alpeduez21. Netflix has a ton on them. I do not watch. debm55 Oct 3 #3

Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer chowder66 Saturday #137

The Haunting. 1963 film based on yorkster Oct 3 #2

Thank you very much, yorkster for sharing debm55 Oct 3 #4

I took a girl to go see Pet Cemetery back in the late 80s or early 90s iscooterliberally Oct 3 #5

That was very nice of you to go be with your girlfriend. I had read the book by Stephen King, So I knew when to close my debm55 Oct 3 #20

First time watching Coldwater Oct 3 #6

Thank you very much, Coldwater. I have only seen two of your choices. I was in the Night of the Living Dead. as a zombie debm55 Oct 3 #23

WOW, that's cool Coldwater Oct 3 #97

I got nothing. It was just the experience of being in a movie, debm55 Saturday #99

Over the past 2 years Coldwater Saturday #115

Thank you very much, Coldwater.That sounds very interesting. debm55 Saturday #117

Omg. At my first after college F/T job, a work colleague in the Next Room was Loudly describing The Chainsaw Massacre... electric_blue68 Oct 3 #74

The first alien movie. mwmisses4289 Oct 3 #7

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I watched it at the theater. I was glad when it was over. debm55 Oct 3 #24

Ohhhh, that was something. SCARY! Never rewatched or saw the others electric_blue68 Oct 3 #78

Same. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #184

"The Exorcist" scared the willies out of me, but Dorothy V Oct 3 #8

Wow, that must've been scary JMCKUSICK Oct 3 #10

Scary? Try terrifying! And nice to see you too! 😁 Dorothy V Oct 3 #22

The Exorcist was scary when it came out LogDog75 Oct 3 #13

Oh Dorothy V. I am so sorry for you. debm55 Oct 3 #25

"The Devils Rain", "The Keep" and "Carrie" come to mind... wcmagumba Oct 3 #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I only saw Carrie and it was scary. debm55 Oct 3 #26

The ending of Carrie... BeyondGeography Oct 3 #40

The War of the Worlds (1953) when I was a kid ;-{) Goonch Oct 3 #11

Thank you very much, Goonch. I have never seen the movie, but watching your clip, it looks frightening. debm55 Oct 3 #28

It was because of the creeping alien "eye" or whatever. Ilsa Saturday #130

That scares me, just reading about it. debm55 Saturday #132

Similar treatment in the Tom Cruise/Dakota Fanning Ilsa Saturday #135

Thank you , lisa, I'm glad I missed it. debm55 Sunday #150

"Everyone knows when you wave the white flag displacedvermoter Oct 3 #57

Greatest sci-fi movie ever Mysterian Sunday #153

The Exorcist was scary. HappyH Oct 3 #12

Thank you very much, HappyH, for sharing with us. I had read the book before seeing. So I knew when to close my eyes. I debm55 Oct 3 #31

Apocalypse Now WestMichRad Oct 3 #14

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I have never seen, but heard it was very intense. debm55 Oct 3 #34

I walked out on Jilly_in_VA Oct 3 #15

The Night of the Living Dead. Isn't that the one where they tried everything MIButterfly Oct 3 #17

As I remember leftieNanner Oct 3 #52

Really? MIButterfly Oct 3 #63

No the zombies weren't armed leftieNanner Oct 3 #64

There was one guy left at the end. Surprisingly, it was the Black guy. He walked out and got LoisB Saturday #116

Thank you very much. Jilly_in_VA. There is no movie, to stay in when you are pregnant and getting sick. PS. I was a debm55 Oct 3 #36

Wait just a gol durn minute!!! Nittersing Oct 3 #45

It was shot in the Pittsburgh area as were the others. I think I mentioned it a couple of times. The last one was filmed debm55 Oct 3 #54

Some friends of mine went to the Monroeville filming crud Saturday #109

Thank you very much, crud. debm55 Saturday #110

The Exorcist. I watched the whole thing. MIButterfly Oct 3 #16

I only saw The Exorcist once. I had read the book when the movie came out. so I knew when to close my eyes. Never saw it debm55 Oct 3 #38

silence of the lambs. had to turn away for a few bits nt msongs Oct 3 #18

Same here, msongs.same here. debm55 Oct 3 #39

It was awful. Sure wish we hadn't brought Grandma. Mister Ed Oct 3 #80

I walked out of the original "Wicker Man"... ultralite001 Oct 3 #19

Oh my, ultralite001. that is very triggering. Is is a classic or something to be shown in a collage film class? debm55 Oct 3 #41

"Them" about radioactive giant ants. I was about 6 and my teenaged sisters took me. UTUSN Oct 3 #21

Thank you , UTUSN. I never saw Them. or the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.or the Shining. I did see the episode of the debm55 Oct 3 #43

Ob, yeah. I saw that on TV around 8 or 9 yrs old. electric_blue68 Oct 3 #79

I laughed through the entire movie BeneteauBum Oct 3 #27

Thank you BeneteauBum. I read the book before seeing the movie. Parts were taken out of the movie. Really creepy parts. debm55 Oct 3 #47

Alien Chipper Chat Oct 3 #29

Thank you for sharing with us. Chipper Chat. debm55 Oct 3 #49

"The Keep" trailer... wcmagumba Oct 3 #30

I never saw it , but the trailer looks scary. debm55 Oct 3 #50

I read the book Coldwater Saturday #98

I haven't read the book but I did like the movie and thought it was scary... wcmagumba Sunday #188

"The Devil's Rain" trailer... wcmagumba Oct 3 #32

Thank you, wcmagumba.Now I am scared. debm55 Oct 3 #65

I saw this at a drive in theatre, just being outside in the dark made it extra scary... wcmagumba Oct 3 #95

Night of the Demon displacedvermoter Oct 3 #33

Creepy movie.. I didn't see that one. debm55 Oct 3 #56

Psycho SheltieLover Oct 3 #35

Thank you SheltieLover , I saw it in my college film class. If you notice the knife never touches Janet Leigh. But we debm55 Oct 3 #46

Yup. Our minds fill in the blanks. SheltieLover Oct 3 #51

Paranormal Activity RandySF Oct 3 #37

Thank you very much, RandySF. debm55 Oct 3 #48

The Exorcist. marked50 Oct 3 #42

Thank you marked50. As a Catholic, I knew what was going on and I read the book.before seeing it. never saw it again. debm55 Oct 3 #44

bambi, yes bambi AllaN01Bear Oct 3 #53

Thank you very much, Bear. Their have been only two movies I cry at---Bambi and Dumbo. debm55 Oct 3 #75

The Evil Dead1981 , walked out ! stonecutter357 Oct 3 #55

Thank you very much, stonecutter357 for warning us, debm55 Oct 3 #73

Exorcist II Rastapopoulos Oct 3 #58

Glad I missed it. Thank you Rastapopoulos. debm55 Oct 3 #70

Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie) no_hypocrisy Oct 3 #59

Thank you no_hypocrisy. I would be scared. debm55 Oct 3 #69

Psycho. greatauntoftriplets Oct 3 #60

Thank you for sharing with us, greatauntoftriplets. And you got that right about what is going on now. debm55 Oct 3 #68

My only walk-out was from "The Devils", a 1971 movie based on the non-fiction book PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 3 #61

Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. I only walked out of one movie___The Matrix. debm55 Oct 3 #67

The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers doc03 Oct 3 #62

Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 Oct 3 #66

OMG - I Am Legand! 😱😱😱 electric_blue68 Oct 3 #71

Thank you for warning us, electric_blue68. debm55 Oct 3 #72

🚨 "Danger, Danger; Will Robinson!" 🚨 Indeed! electric_blue68 Oct 3 #76

Friday the 13th. Stay til the end BOSSHOG Oct 3 #77

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Since someone mentioned The Twilight Zone, I'll just mention the Original Outer Limits! Several eps n particular. 😱Gah! electric_blue68 Oct 3 #81

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The Pawnbroker dhol82 Oct 3 #82

I am so sorry for your family, dhol82 debm55 Oct 3 #84

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Jeepers creepers..movie with kids on a bus being stalked by a monster BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #129

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I hid behind the couch when griloco Saturday #133

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Two hour tv "documentary" in 2002 of A Haunting in Connecticut. Ilsa Saturday #134

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The Omen SWBTATTReg Saturday #136

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I remember! subterranean Sunday #143

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Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitcham. broiles Sunday #152

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I read The Exorcist book when I was about 14 and it scared the crap out of me Mysterian Sunday #155

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I don't really watch scary movies, but Mad_Dem_X Sunday #162

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Ugh. buzzycrumbhunger Monday #203

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OMG Cirsium Sunday #193

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Get this Cirsium Sunday #194

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I know Cirsium Monday #196

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Wait until Dark malaise Monday #200

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Robocop IbogaProject Monday #204

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I'm with you on The Exorcist soldierant Tuesday #206

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I watched it in college. If I remember correctly, it was a series of TV. It was very disturbing. Like you I never debm55 Tuesday #209