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The exorcist demon attic.
The book by william peter blatty was inspired by an actual event the supposed exorcism of a demon from a 14 year old boy living in mount rainier maryland usa.
Blatty derived the character from assyrian and babylonian mythology where pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind and the son of the god hanbi.
Pazuzu is the main antagonist in the exorcist horror novels and film series created by william peter blatty.
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Based upon the demon of religious lore pazuzu is depicted as being a very high tier demon that serves as king of the demons of the wind.
In a scene from the director s cut of the film during a break in the arduous exorcism the elderly veteran in the fight against evil fr merrin max von sydow and fr karras wrestle with the task writhing above them like rats in the attic as regan s actress mother chris macneil ellen burstyn the role based on shirley maclaine friedkin s then neighbour first thought of the noises emanating from the demon within.
Pazuzu is the main antagonist and demon of the exorcist horror novels and film series created by william peter blatty.
Pazuzu is often depicted as a combination of animal and human parts with his right hand pointing upwards and his left hand downwards.
Having said that the book which the movie is based on goes into more detail and reveals that it is indeed through the ouija board which the demon comes to possess regan.
Blatty had read a news report concerning the boy whose family had called in a priest after conventional medicine had failed to relieve him of various symptoms including violent episodes and outbursts of foul language.
In the exorcist pazuzu appears as a demon who possesses regan macneil.
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Pazuzu is the name of a very powerful demon that is the most prominent villain of the exorcist series of films.
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