It’s been 51 years since William Friedkin’s The Exorcist changed the face of horror cinema, and Hollywood has been trying to make lightning strike twice ever since. Various Exorcist sequels were made over the ensuing decades, and they have ranged from good (The Exorcist III) to interesting (the Fox TV series) to truly baffling (Exorcist II: The Heretic.) Last year's The Exorcist: Believer tried to revive the entire franchise. Instead, it was a critical flop, resulting in the scrapping of a planned trilogy in favor of yet another reboot.
