The Exorcist (1973): The Head Turning Scene

This post is part of a 10-part series that examines some of the scariest horror movie moments involving children. Here, we’ll be examining the head-turning scene from the 1973 supernatural horror film, The Exorcist.

William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel, The Exorcist, shocked the world when it first came out. It became an international hit. Director William Friedkin retained that shock value when making the movie version, which came out two years after the book. There are some truly unsettling sc...