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I always think it’s fascinating how authors take inspiration from real life when crafting their stories. As anyone who has done any research on The Exorcist knows, Blatty took a lot of inspiration the 1949 Roland Doe exorcism case that he read about while a student at Georgetown University (and ofc the novel takes place in Georgetown with the university playing an important location.) but I thought it’d be fun to point out his other inspirations:

Chris and Regan- based on Shirley MacLaine and her daughter Sachi

Father Merrin- based on archeologist Gerald Lankester Harding and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Father Karras- based on Blatty himself

Karl and Willie- based on Shirley MacLaine’s French housekeepers

Mary Jo Perrin- based on Washington DC astrologer Jeanne Dixon who had a newspaper column published with her predictions.

Burke Dennings- based on British director J. Lee Thompson

The book that Mary Jo gives Chris, A study of devil worship and related Occult phenomena, was probably based on Montague Summers’ A History of Witchcraft and Demonology

Real life inspirations for The Exorcist

Sometimes I’ll randomly find these baggies in the kitchen of my apartment. Assuming it belongs to my sibling but I don’t know what it is and don’t want to ask him (we don’t get along).

Some cozy Family Guy fanart I came across. Credit to the artist @keenan.xp on Instagram

Hey, hey, hey! Clap one more time, you’re not coming to my birthday.

Look I’m not saying we wouldn’t bring Phil Collins in for questioning.

She only smoked the most provocative brands.

Ok first order of business, uh, I’d like to thank Paul and Tracy who have agreed to bring cookies for next week’s punch social. Uh just remember you two Fred is allergic to peanuts.

Turn up the decibels cus it's Shaleh Mami with Zehehchk Malekchk. On 103.2 The Hachk!!!

Lois comes from a very wealthy family from a part of the country known for its seafood industry, how did she not know Caviar is not supposed to be eaten with a metal spoon?

And people’s parents will throw fecal matter down on them from the rooftops HOW AWFUL!!

Here’s your ancestor Silas Pewterschmidt bartering with some local Indians.

After humans decided to completely leave the Lion Turtles and the turtles gave bending to anyone who requested it, why did some humans not decide to get bending?

Remind me to never take this hat off. I’ve got everything held up there together with a chip clip.

There’s no way you’ve read that.

Oh my God, is that what my voice sounds like? Heh, it’s all whiny and nasally eeugghh

That’s correct. A girl answered a math problem. You know what that means.. A WITCH!!

Michael’s Rage

Ok this is an extreme example but let’s face it ladies, your best friends are not hot.

Don’t make us go good cop/ developmentally disabled cop on you.