When I was maybe ten or eleven, my parents gave me a collection of old Mad Magazine bits. After I read “The Ecchorcist,” they had to explain to me—in a reasoned, agnostic kind of way—like, “You can believe this if you want”-- about demonic possession. It scared the Hell out of me, if you will, and commenced a period of my life of increased interest in Christianity (we were churchgoers). I started saying my prayers a lot, apologizing to God for cussing, and I started suffering from intrusive thoughts about the devil.

One may be excused for thinking The Exorcist is also in part an adaptation of The Thorn Birds.

Our review of the Fox update of 'The Exorcist' starring Geena Davis reveals whether the drama will show you a 'devil' of a good time or not.

As long as The Exorcist abandons its attempts to equal its cinematic origin, it could turn out to be a worthwhile show.

Only a fool or a brave soul would think of making a TV series out of the 1973 film “The Exorcist.”Perhaps the scariest movie ever made, its portrayal of...

For those of you frightened off by the idea of turning “The Exorcist” into a television show, don’t be. Although there were a number of not-so-good (even bad sequels) to the 1973 William Friedkin classic, the new Fox series manages to scare up its own horrors.From director and executive producer Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the […]

Update on 1973 classic is more tedious than terrifying.

I dreaded watching the new Fox version of The Exorcist, premiering Friday night, because I figured it would never equal or exceed the scariness of the 1973 William Friedkin movie—that the limitations of network television would turn the story into something closer to an American Mildly-Horrific Story.

Fox's TV adaptation of "The Exorcist" starring Geena Davis got off to an intriguing, if largely scare-free, start in the premiere.

Fox's series based on the horror classic stars Geena Davis as a woman convinced there's a demon haunting her immaculate house.

A new series from Fox reworks a classic story of possession and the priests who fight against it.

"The Exorcist," which premieres Friday, is the Fox network’s second series this season to be based on a 20th century film franchise. ("Legal Weapon"

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Friday night's new television shows seem awfully familiar.