the exorcist

  • What Should The Exorcist Do After Believer’s Disappointments?

    What Should The Exorcist Do After Believer’s Disappointments?

    Cheryl Eddy

    Last week, David Gordon Green—director of 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer, as well as the recent Halloween films—announced he was stepping down from directing the previously announced second film in the revival trilogy, The Exorcist: Deceiver. Today, we’re sorting through this demonic kerfluffle to see where the franchise has been so far… and where it could…

  • Horror Fans Had a Screamingly Good 2023

    Horror Fans Had a Screamingly Good 2023

    Cheryl Eddy

    In early 2023, io9 gazed into a blood-splattered crystal ball and made a list of all the horror entertainment we were most looking forward to. Some of the titles we were excited about delivered; others did not—and perhaps most excitingly, several releases we knew nothing about in advance swooped in and scared the hell out…

  • The Exorcist III Is Its Own Wonderfully Unsettling Beast

    The Exorcist III Is Its Own Wonderfully Unsettling Beast

    Cheryl Eddy

    For many horror fans, much of their thinking about The Exorcist III is tied into That One Scene. It may be the scariest movie scene ever, and that’s saying a lot for a movie that’s the second sequel to what many call the scariest movie ever. But it’s not a meaningless “gotcha” moment; by the…