# Episode 140: Demons on Film and in Real Life - The Exorcist

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Podcast: [The Dark Oak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-oak-6475930)
Published: 2026-02-12T13:00:00+00:00
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When Paul Bateson was cast in the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist, there was no way of knowing that just a few years later life for those around him would become even more terrifying than the movie. Paul has been rumored to be a serial killer so heinous that his crimes were featured on 'Mindhunter." In this episode we also talk about the real life "curse" surrounding the movie The Exorcist and the true story that inspired the film. Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/trivia/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-exorcist/inspiration-boy-identity-revealed-after-50-years https://ew.com/the-exorcist-true-story-explained-8727499 https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-bateson Join The Dark Oak Discussion: Patreon The Dark Oak Podcast Website Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Youtube This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Himes and Music by Ryan Creep

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