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What is the scariest scene from The Exorcist?
The Exorcist: The 10 Scariest Moments, Ranked
- 1 The Exorcist III Hospital Scene. Interestingly, the final entry into our list isn’t from the first Exorcist film.
- 2 The Stairs… Again.
- 3 The Head Twist.
- 4 The Crucifix.
- 5 Regan’s Face.
- 6 The White Face.
- 7 ‘Help Me’
- 8 The Bed Shake.
Why was the spider walk scene deleted from The Exorcist?
I discovered this RARE outtake of the original spider walk scene. Director, William Friedkin felt that something was missing, so he hired a stunt double to do the spider walk scene and scrapped this version.

What happened at the end of the last exorcism?
In the end, we learn her possession is her trauma; the demon is real and she was being abused by a local cult leader. The camera in The Last Exorcism attempted the documentation of reality and is wielded as an evidence-gathering tool meant to prove objective truth. Fr.
What scenes were removed from The Exorcist?
The documentary includes screen tests and additional deleted scenes, including:
- Chris MacNeil and Regan going sight-seeing in Washington;
- after Chris hears about Burke’s death, Regan crawls down the stairs upside down on her arms and legs like a spider and then chases Chris and Sharon around the room;
What does 162 mean in The Exorcist?
The title of the episode, 162, refers to the page in Chris’ book where she realized that Pazuzu would keep coming back for Regan/Angela until the end of time.

Why is the stair scene not in The Exorcist?
The original spider-walk Friedkin decided to remove the footage of Regan walking backwards on her hands and feet down the stairs from this version because it ratcheted the terror up too quickly, and the special effects at the time felt hokey.
Is The Last Exorcism actually scary?
Despite the jittery, faux-documentary camera style and its silly trailers, “The Last Exorcism” is surprisingly creepy and effectively suspenseful – until the last five minutes, which will have you giggling your way to the parking lot.
Are the steps from The Exorcist still there?
These 97 treacherous steps are now a D.C. historic landmark. The set of 97 steps between M Street NW and Prospect Street in Georgetown—better known as the Exorcist Steps—is now a historical landmark.