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bwind22 - Another big factor in the situation is that The Exorcist was based on a true story. Which may play a part in the people on the floor "praying" in the cinema after watching this film.
The greatest horror decade was the 70s no doubt.
We are talking The Exorcist which basically to me is the Father of all horror movies, no disrespect to Psycho. Then came The Texas Chainsaw Massacre which also scared the shit out of many because it was said to be based on a true story, and Carrie, and Rosemary's baby, Halloween, and many others.
Then ofcourse starting the 80s off with another classic and perhaps the best competition for The Exorcist, "The Shining". Then The Evil Dead, and Nightmare On Elm Street series. Then everything got spiced up with horror-comedies filled with gore like dead alive and bad taste.
Ofcourse the 80s had itself a controversial film too, being "Cannibal Holocaust" which showed footage of real human rape and killings, real animal killings. The movie was banned in over 50 countries I believe and there were MANY legal issues.
You have to put yourself in the shoes of the people in 73'. When they went to see The Exorcist, what they saw was far more then they bargained for. It was something new to them. Which caused a worldwide shock.
Such a film deserves the most respect.
Honestly, The Exorcist is almost certain in every list of tv shows or websites you see. The only movie that i've seen put up competition with The Exorcist in overall scariness was The Shining which did outbeat The Exorcist on several lists and Psycho did also few times.
I rest my case, The Exorcist, The Shining and Psycho are the true gran-daddies of all horror movies.
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