The Exorcist

• "The scariest movie ever made" - Richard Roeper
• "A 122-minute jump scare" - Peter Bradshaw
• "If movies are, among other things, opportunities for escapism, then The Exorcist is one of the most powerful ever made." - Roger Ebert

An actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behaviour of her 12-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. Elsewhere, a frail, elderly priest begins to understand that a demonic force needs to be dealt with...

About your Fright Night host, Emily Booth

Emily Booth is “one of the iconic women of horror”- an actress, presenter and all-round cult-movie buff who has presented shows on Channel 4, Channel 5, Bravo, and Dave, including her own cult film show Shock Movie Massacre.

Emily was the face and voice of the Horror Channel for 15 years, and has presented at many horror festivals. She has also interviewed Dario Argento, Tinto Brass and Lloyd Kauffman as part of her presenting roles. 

As an actress Emily has starred in several horror films including Cradle of Fear (2001), Evil Aliens (2005), Doghouse (2009 with Danny Dyer and Stephen Graham), Shed of The Dead (2019) and They’re Outside (2020). She also wrote, produced and starred in her own short film Selkie which premiered at Frightfest in 2014.

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