Episode 1: She’s Beautiful, But Her SOUL...

Melanie and Val are two Native Texans and sisters - in life and terror. Listen to their podcast debut all about their nightmare fuel: the true story that inspired the Exorcist and the real-life crimes associated with William Friedkin’s 1973 horrifying masterpiece. Ah, memories…

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We want to THANK all of the following sources for helping up research and compose this week's tales of Terror: 

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Collins, H. (2018, July 30). Did A Malevolent Spirit Actually Curse 'The Exorcist' From The Get-Go? Ranker. https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-the-exorcist-curse/hannah-collins. 

Garland, A. (2014). Exorcism Exposé. SLU. https://www.slu.edu/universitas/archive/2014/exorcism.php. 

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Valadez, R. A. (2011, April 4). Double Trouble: What Black Swan, The Exorcist, and Maria from West Side Story Have in Common. Martindale. https://www.martindale.com/legal-news/article_greenberg-glusker-fields-claman-machtinger-llp_1263240.htm. 

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