EXORCIST / CONJURING: God and the Devil

The power of Christ compels you! To celebrate the holidays, the Cadaver Dogs have a conversation about God… or rather, about a couple of horror films that are quite sold on “God is real.” THE EXORCIST (1973) is one of the most acclaimed movies in the genre, but does the plot basically boil down to an embrace of Catholic ideologies, or is there something deeper? As a film in the 70s, we will also bring in the Satanic Panic, as well as first wave feminism and how all these stray concepts interact. THE CONJURING (2013) doubles down on those religious themes, and even claims to be based on a true story, a claim we will most definitely be dissecting. The word “propaganda” may get thrown around, but do these movies qualify as propaganda? What does that even mean? Find out in this episode, our final one for 2022! 0:05:18 - The Exorcist 0:30:46 - The Conjuring 0:53:49 - Comparisons 1:10:16 - Bone Reviews Up Next: HELLRAISER (2022) / EVIL DEAD (2013) Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . “‘Somewhere between science and superstition’: Religious outrage, horrific science, and The Exorcist (1973)” by Amy C. Chambers https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09526951211004465 “War Over ‘The Conjuring’: The Disturbing Claims Over a Billion-Dollar Franchise,” by Kim Masters and Ashley Cullins (The Hollywood Reporter) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/war-conjuring-disturbing-claims-behind-a-billion-dollar-franchise-1064364/ . Send us your film suggestions at: [email protected] Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Gaia in Fog by Dan Bodan and The House by Vivek Abishek.