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The Movie The Exorcist Shocked the World

The Catholic Frequency

In this intriguing episode of the Catholic Frequency podcast, we delve deep into the true events that inspired the terrifying 1973 film, 'The Exorcist'. We explore the less dramatized, but equally compelling, real-life exorcism case of a 14-year-old boy in Maryland, 1949, identified pseudonymously as Ronald Doe. His ordeal began with innocent curiosity and the use of a Ouija board, escalating to manifestations of dark forces that led his Protestant family to seek help from the Catholic Church.