Identity Of Mystery ‘Possessed’ Boy From Real-Life Story That Inspired ‘The Exorcist’ Revealed, And There’s An Eerie New Detail
January 9, 2022 by SkyWatch Editor
“The Exorcist” book and movie have captivated — and terrified — audiences for decades, but what some might not realize is that the spine-chilling literary and Hollywood plot lines were purportedly based on a true story. William Peter Blatty, who wrote “The Exorcist” novel on which the 1973 film was based, predicated the text on the life of a teenager who has been referenced over the years by pseudonyms “Roland Doe” and “Robbie Mannheim.” The real identity of this boy, who underwent a dramatic series of exorcisms in the 1940s in Cottage City, Maryland, and St Louis, Missouri, has always been kept secret – until now… (READ MORE)