#The Exorcism of Emily Rose

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THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE dir. scott derrickson

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horror symbols: crucifixes

In horror movies, crosses are often used as protective charms or magical weapons against supernatural enemies, but in horror movies critiquing catholicism, it could mean to a character a tramua of theirs and what is being used to scare them.

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MOTIONPICTURESOURCE’S 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2023

21/31 🎃👻 THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005) dir. Scott Derrickson

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THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE 2005 | dir. Scott Derrickson

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This game used the audio recordings of Anneliese Michel? It has a girl’s slow death under negligence because of her epilepsy and psychosis (using the brain scans to debunk it makes no sense it was the 70s and even doctors, their machines, and their medicine were ill-equipped. The "proof" was her acting strange around religious iconography, having different personalities, and eating bugs and urine. Nothing as supernatural as 'speaking in different tongues' occurred and her parents were deeply catholic so they're inclined to believe it's the devil. If you look at the dates, it coincides with the rise of the satanic panic.)

So, Airdorf mixed it into a video game boss battle. Yeah I’m not fucking with this game anymore what a sick joke.

[buried-freak]

The Exorcism of Emily Rose - 2005

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7 movies tag game thingy, tiny @toadstool32 tagged me owo

we deadass had a movie party last night for Halloween shit and then we just watched a bunch tonight SO 1: Skinamarink. Just finished it. Holy shit. 2: The Others. Nicole Kidman, g o d. 3: Signs. Fun fact, I only saw that for the first time at the end of '22. 4: No One Will Save You: I HAVE NEVER SEEN SHIT SO FUCKEN UNIQUE LONG LEGS MCGEE IS MY NEWEST FRIEND. 5: The Haunting of Connecticut. Watched it for the first time today! Genuinely not what I expected since I'd grown up with the story sort of. 6: The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Y'all are getting horror and nothing else fuck you. 7: Train to Busan. I'm absolutely dragging my roommate down with me, I've seen it and he hasn't and he will NEVER be ready enough.

Anyways I'm not tagging anyone but if you see this and wanna do it, post it and tag me so I can see :D

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The Telegraph | 'God told us to exorcise my daughter's demons. I don't regret her death'

By Elizabeth Day

27 November 2005 • 12:01am

[...] From the very beginning, Anneliese's life was governed by fear. Her family was deeply religious. Her father had considered training as a priest and three of her aunts were nuns. But the Michels had a secret. In 1948, Anneliese's mother gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Martha, bringing such disgrace on her family that she was forced to wear a black veil on her wedding day. When Anneliese was born in 1952, her mother encouraged her to atone for the sins of illegitimacy through fervent devotion. But when Martha was eight, she died from complications arising from an operation to remove a kidney tumour. Anneliese, a kind-hearted and deeply sensitive girl, must have felt ever more strongly the pressure to do penance for her mother.

She found herself increasingly surrounded by evidence of sinfulness and increasingly anxious to be rid of it. While other children in the 1960s were rebelling testing the limits of their freedom, Anneliese slept on a bare stone floor to atone for the sins of the drug addicts who slept rough at the local train station. In 1968, aged 17, she began to suffer convulsions. Although initially diagnosed with grand mal epilepsy, she started experiencing devilish hallucinations while praying. By 1973, she was suffering severe depression and considering suicide. Voices in her head told her she was damned. She asked the local priest for exorcism and was twice refused. But gradually, Anneliese slipped further into the abyss. She would perform 600 genuflections a day, eventually rupturing her knee ligaments. [...] In 1975, her third request for exorcism was granted by the Bishop of Wurzburg. "I don't regret it," says Anna Michel firmly. "There was no other way." We shall never know if there was. By this stage, Anneliese had refused further medical intervention from the Psychiatric Clinic Wurzburg. Her symptoms have subsequently been compared to schizophrenia and should have responded to treatment. There has also been speculation that Anneliese might have been influenced by the release of William Friedkin's The Exorcist, in 1973. But whatever lay behind her disturbance, the exorcism could have caused Anneliese to believe her own hallucinations. [...] Her parents buried her next to Martha at the outer edges of the cemetery - ground normally reserved for illegitimate children and suicides. Even in death, Anneliese was not free of the sinfulness she fought so hard to repent of.

Today, the 2000 inhabitants of Klingenberg are unwilling to speak of Anneliese Michel. A gentle enquiry to passers-by is greeted with hostile glares and a shake of the head. "The town is ashamed," says Christiana Metzler, 42, who works in the tourist office. "I was at school when it happened and there were a lot of things covered up. People don't want to talk about it. There is a feeling that it was the parents' fault because they were so religious they didn't see what was happening. Sometimes Catholic pilgrims come to her grave because they think she can save lost souls. But there are not many of them. Now there is this film coming out, we are worried it will all be stirred up again." It is a past that the Church is ashamed of, too. In 1984, German bishops petitioned Rome to review the exorcism rite in the light of the Michel case. Although their recommendations were not adopted, the Vatican published a revised exorcism rite in 1999 - the first update since the 17th century - and has introduced a qualification in exorcism that maks priests undergo medical training. "I wouldn't have carried out the exorcism [on Anneliese Michel]," admits Fr Dieter Feineis, the current priest at St Pankratius Church in Klingenberg. "But both Anna Michel and her husband remained absolutely convinced that what they had done was right. The view of the Church is that it is possible to be possessed, but in Germany there are no more exorcisms." In Italy, however, it is a different matter. According to the Italian Association of Psychiatrists and Psychologists, half a million Italians seek exorcisms each year. There are about 350 practising exorcists worldwide. Earlier this year, a priest and several nuns in a Romanian Orthodox convent in Tanacu believed that Maricia Irina Cornici, a 23-year-old nun, was possessed. They carried out an exorcism ritual and tied her to a cross, pushing a towel in her mouth and denying her food or water, She was dead three days later. [...]

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RfRx Talks: J.D. Sword on Exorcism in the Catholic Church

March 11 8 PM Eastern Satanic Skeptic JD Sword will join RfRx to discuss the history of exorcism in the Catholic Church as well as some of the most famous cases of alleged demonic possession including the case of Annelise Michel (which inspired the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose), and the case of Ronald Hunkeler (which inspired The Exorcist). He encourages you to join him for some devilment and…

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Exorcism, the ritual practice of driving out demons or malevolent spirits from individuals believed to be possessed, has been a part of religious and spiritual traditions throughout history, including the 21th century.

Few of the well-known cases from the 20th century are the exorcism of Anna Ecklund (there is a movie) and Anneliese Michel, a young German woman, in the 1970s. Although this case is more recent, it gained significant attention in media at its time and later became the basis for the horror film "The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and German drama film “Requiem”.

The specific understanding and role of possession in shamanic healing will depend on the particular cultural context and the spiritual traditions of the community practicing shamanism. The shaman, in their role as a spiritual practitioner, is called upon to address the possession and restore balance. There are a lot of films about vodoo, but also few from other cultures such as Italian “Il Demonio” (gif above), that is based on the anthropological research and for example Chinese “Zhong xie (中邪)”.

In Abrahamic religions, demonic possession is generally understood as the state in which an individual's body or mind is believed to be under the control or influence of a malevolent spiritual entity or demon. The concept of demonic possession is most explicitly mentioned in Christianity, but similar beliefs and practices can be found in Judaism and Islam as well, albeit with some variations.

Jewish traditions do acknowledge the existence of malevolent spirits or demons, known as "shedim" or "dybbuks." These entities are believed to be the souls of wicked individuals who did not find rest in the afterlife and instead haunt the living. There are few films about the topic, modern myth film “The Possession” (gif above) and more authentic “The Dybbuk” (gif below).

In Islam, demonic possession is attributed to malevolent beings known as "jinn." Jinn are supernatural entities created from smokeless fire and are said to exist in a parallel realm, interacting with humans but remaining generally unseen. There are more and more horror films about the jinn, such as “Dabbe: The Possession” (gif below).

From a psychiatric perspective, experiences that may be perceived as demonic possession in religious or cultural contexts are often understood as manifestations of psychological disorders or mental illness. Various conditions, such as dissociative disorders, schizophrenia, psychosis, or certain neurological disorders, can lead to altered perceptions, behaviors, or experiences that resemble possession.

Psychiatry views these phenomena as originating from within the individual's mind and brain rather than external spiritual forces. Traumatic events and unresolved psychological conflicts can contribute to the creation of internalized "parts" or "alters" within an individual's mind, which may appear as separate entities or personalities. Psychoanalytic and approaches also offer symbolic and metaphorical interpretations of possession-like experiences. They consider that the concept of possession can represent a symbolic expression of internal conflicts, repressed emotions, or unresolved psychological issues.

In my podcast video I will demonstrate how in the case of the Anneliese Michel these omnipotent defence fantasies were present - in both sides. And will introduce all these films more broadly. There is also theory about mental illness & possession in different cultures. (18<)

[girl4music]

Angel/Angelus really be on that Emily Rose bullshit.

Who are you dude? A person or a demon? Maybe I’m taking the demonic possession thing too seriously.

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30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

16. Saw II (2005) 15. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) 14. Scanners (1981) 13. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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If there’s anything I’ve learned by watching all those horror movies it’s how to spot a demon from like a mile away.

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I Film Imperdibili per un Ottobre da Brivido: Consigli per un Halloween Indimenticabile 🎃🎬

L'aria fresca di ottobre annuncia l'arrivo di una delle festività più attese dell'anno: Halloween. Per celebrare questa stagione spettrale nel modo migliore, niente è più adatto di una serata cinematografica con film che fanno accapponare la pelle e mandano brividi lungo la schiena. Ecco una selezione di film da consigliare per un ottobre da brivido e un Halloween indimenticabile.

1. "L'Esorcista" (1973)

Un classico del genere horror che continua a terrorizzare le generazioni con la sua storia di possessione demoniaca. Questo film è un must per gli amanti del brivido.

2. "The Conjuring - L'Evocazione" (2013)

Basato su eventi reali, questo film porta gli spettatori dentro le indagini paranormali degli investigatori Ed e Lorraine Warren. È ricco di momenti intensi e soprannaturali, ideale per un Halloween carico di tensione.

3. "It" (2017)

Un adattamento del romanzo di Stephen King, questo film segue le avventure del Club dei Perdenti mentre affrontano il terrificante clown Pennywise. Con una combinazione di orrore e commedia, è perfetto per una serata divertente e spaventosa.

4. "Psycho" (1960)

Diretto da Alfred Hitchcock, questo film è un pilastro del genere horror. La sua trama avvincente e la colonna sonora iconica lo rendono un'opzione classica e insostituibile per un Halloween da brivido.

5. "L'Esorcismo di Emily Rose" (2005)

Basato su una storia vera, questo film segue il processo contro un prete accusato di omicidio durante un esorcismo. Una combinazione di thriller legale e horror soprannaturale.

Ora che hai la lista definitiva dei film da guardare questo ottobre, preparati per un mese pieno di emozioni forti, brividi e incubi. Buona visione e felice Halloween! 🎃🎃

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AND I AM LUCIFERRRR, THE DEVIL IN THE FLESSSSHHHH