Why is The Exorcist such a scary movie?

Answer 1

The Excorsist was indeed a very scary movie. What makes it so scary is that it deals with topics to unreal to explain..the movie deals with the devil and paranormal things..things that can't be explained and that's why the Excorsist is a terrifying movie.

Answer 2

its a true story about a woman who's being overtaken by a demon or some say the devil him self.

I haven't watched it because I'm only 10 but people say the woman who acted the real woman had nightmares for years after that film. still the real woman still has those weird actions now.

25/10/2011

Answer 3

1. The acting.

-It was so good it seemed really real.

2. The special effects.

-At the time (and now) they also looked really real.

3. The idea.

-The idea of any cute innocent little girl being possessed by the devil will scare the crap out of anyone since the devil is the supreme symbol of evil.

4. The events that took place.

-The bed shaking, the thrusting back and forth on the bed, the spiderwalk, the crucifix scene, the outcome of Reagan's face (all scared up) all seem like geunine possibilities when dealing with something unpredictable as a demon, let alone the devil.

5. The psychological effect it had on people.

-Since the effects, acting, etc were done so well, people thought it was actually real, thereby leading them to believe it could happen to them. And what most people worry about is dealing with something you are helpless to stop, like possession.

That is why The Exorcist is scary.

Good day.

Also...

the crucifix scene

the stabbing, the language and the fact that a mans croaky voice was coming out of a 12 year old girl

the part when she sticks out her tongue like a lizard

when she walks down the stairs like a spider

the demon says "damy, damy" to the priest damian in his mothers voice

worst in my opinion....when she spins her head around all the way! it may be dated but my parents and grandparents said it kept them up for weeks when they were young. i think paranormal activity, the first, was a little scarier, but for a 1970 movie and the fact that it seemed so frikin real the exorcist was a very scary movie.

Answer 4

Because it's about a little girl who is possessed the devil is inside her and she looks hideous and scary at the same time she can turn her head all the way around and she has a foul mouth her voice is changed to a male voice when the devils inside her. ( NEVER WATCH IT)

*NEW ANSWER*

Just for that, I'm gonna watch it.....;D

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Answer 5

It was controversial because of the times. The content of the Exorcist was very explicit and dealt with unsavory/satanic ideals.