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The Exorcist is a horror media franchise based on a novel and a film about demonic possession and exorcism. Learn about the novels, films, television series, and upcoming reboots of The Exorcist.
- The Exorcism of God (2021) The Vatican treats him like a king, and the parishioners worship his presence, but Father Peter Williams (Will Beinbrink) has been hiding an unspeakable secret for 18 years.
- The Devil Inside (2012) In 1989, Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) killed three clergymen during an attempted exorcism one fateful night. Now locked in an Italian asylum, 20 years later, her daughter (Fernanda Andrade) pays a visit to unmask the truth.
- This Is the End (2013) Not in our wildest nightmares did we think a cast of all-star actors — James Franco, Jonah Hill, and Seth Rogen — would band together in a funny, apocalyptic-themed scare-fest while playing exaggerated versions of themselves.
- Deliver Us From Evil (2014) Deliver Us From Evil abandons the churches with possessed nuns and foggy graveyards and instead moves into the heart of the Bronx.
- The Exorcist Movies in Chronological Order
- Exorcist: The Beginning
- Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
- The Exorcist
- Exorcist II: The Heretic
- The Exorcist III
- The Exorcist: Believer
- The Exorcist: Deciever
- The Exorcist Movies in Order of Release Date
Exorcist: The Beginning has an interesting backstory; the studio wanted an Exorcist prequel, but the one that they'd filmed with the great Paul Schrader (Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist) was rejected by the executives for being too slow and weird. Instead, they re-tooled his film to create this story of Father Merrin after his involvement in Worl...
John Frankenheimer was originally hired to direct Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist but withdrew from filming due to ill health. Paul Schrader (the writer behind Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and a great director himself) replaced him, and after the kerfuffle with the studios, Schrader's original version was released nine months after Exorcist: The Beg...
The very first in the series, The Exorcist, is classed as one of the most terrifying horror movies of all time, and even 50 years on continues to terrify its audience. The focus is on the story of Regan MacNeil, a young 12-year-old girl whose behavior starts to change, becoming dramatic and dangerous after becoming possessed. Her mother reaches out...
The second film in the series, Exorcist II: The Heretic, revisits Regan four years after her initial ordeal. Seeing Dr. Gene Tusking, who works with troubled children, Regan has flashbacks of the original exorcism where we see her give the priest Merrin a fatal heart attack. Dr. Tuskin invents a device that can hypnotize two persons and link their ...
Originally titled Legion, The Exorcist III was changed with rewrites and reshoots in order to tie the film to the already popular franchise and was subsequently renamed. After more than 15 years since the frightful events of the first Exorcist, we follow Lieutenant Kinderman as he becomes obsessed with solving a series of brutal and grisly killings...
It was revealed in 2021 that a trilogy of new Exorcist movies was in the works. The first movie of the series, titled The Exorcist: Believer, is finally hitting theaters. The movie is directed by David Gordon Green who is also set to direct the other two movies of the trilogy. Similar to Green's Halloween film series, the movie acts as a direct seq...
The Exorcist: Believer is only the beginning. It is the first part of a new trilogy, one that Universal has a lot riding on. They spent $400 million dollars to acquire the film rights to the franchise. The second movie of the trilogy, The Exorcist: Deceiver,is said to hit the theaters on April 18, 2025, while nothing much has been revealed about th...
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- The Devil Inside (2012) Available on Pluto TV. The 2007 found-footage horror Paranormal Activity cast a long shadow, inspiring dozens of copycats that tried to replicate its terrifyingly authentic approach.
- An American Haunting (2005) Available on Freevee. In the 20th century, a young girl named Jane awakens from a nightmare about encountering the dreaded Bell Witch, a South American legend.
- The Haunting In Connecticut (2009) Available on Hulu. In 1987, Sara and Peter Campbell regularly need to take their son Matt to the hospital for cancer treatments.
- The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia (2013) Available on Max. A psychological horror set in 1993, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia is based on the book The Veil: Heidi Wyrick's Story, which chronicles purportedly true events about the real Wyrick house in Georgia.
- 'The Exorcist' (1973) Directed by William Friedkin. This is the movie that started it all, forever inspiring rehashes that have yet to live up to the iconic nature of this 70s ground-breaker.
- 'The Conjuring' (2013) Directed by James Wan. Based on the case files of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring introduced horror audiences to the pair leading to a budding franchise and cinematic universe.
- 'The Wailing' (2016) Directed by Na Hong-jin. From South Korea, this feature is not only one of the best exorcism movies out there, but it's one of the best (and underrated) Asian horror movies.
- 'The Conjuring 2' (2016) Directed by James Wan. Certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes critics, this sequel overcame the sophomore slump that plagues many horror franchises.
A comprehensive list of movies and TV episodes based on or inspired by the novel and film The Exorcist, about demonic possession and exorcism. See ratings, summaries, directors, stars and more for each title.
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Best Exorcism Movies. A list of specifically exorcism film, not possesion or haunting, if it doesn't revolve around an exorcism, you won't find it here.