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Exorcist II: The Heretic1977

Name: Exorcist II: The Heretic
Genre: Demonic & Possession, Supernatural, Psychological, Witchcraft & Occult
Released: 1977-06-17
Rating: 3.6

“It's four years later... What does she remember?”

Directed by John Boorman

3.6

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 3.8Rotten Tomatoes 10%Metacritic 39TMDB 4.6

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Year

1977

Runtime

118 min

Box Office

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$30,749,142

Domestic

$30,749,142

🏆 3 nominations total

The premise

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

Horror Vault's take

Years after the horrifying events of the original, Regan MacNeil is living a seemingly normal life — but disturbing visions suggest her ordeal may not be truly behind her. A Vatican-dispatched priest begins his own investigation, enlisting the help of a researcher whose unconventional methods blur the line between science and the supernatural. What he uncovers points to something far older and more dangerous than a single act of possession. The film takes the franchise in a boldly strange direction, fusing religious mysticism with hypnotic dream logic.

Content: Demonic Imagery, Religious Themes That May Disturb Some Viewers, Hypnosis And Trance Sequences, Mild Peril