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Hereditary pays homage to The Exorcist

Posted in Blog, Blog post, Cinema Symbolism, Film, Goetia, Hollywood, Horror Movies, Lucifer, Monsters with tags , , , , , , on March 20, 2021 by robertwsullivaniv

I’ll have to put this in Cinema Symbolism 4. Regan MacNeil’s (Linda Blair, left) paper mache bird sculpture from The Exorcist (1973) turns up in Charlie’s bird drawing (right) in Hereditary (2018). And why not? Both movies are about demonic possession.