{"podcast":{"title":"The Dark Oak","slug":"the-dark-oak-6475930","podcast_index_feed_id":6475930,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thedarkoakpodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thedarkoakpodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16604225/Tree_6ms6ri.jpg","author":"Just Us Gals Productions","episode_count":100,"summary":"Attention all shiver-seekers! The Dark Oak is a weekly thrill and chill inducing mystery podcast. Every Wednesday, Stefanie and Cynthia will present to you a true tale of the supernatural, the macabre, historical crimes, cryptids, the unexplained and the downright spooky. To help ease your fears, we also include The Branch of Hope Foundation, which connects you to the human side of our cases by giving back to non-profit organizations related to the first episode of the month. If you enjoy guilt free listening and your interest falls somewhere between Bigfoot and Jack the Ripper, The Dark Oak has you covered. Throw in some real time reactions including gasps and laughs and you’ve got the perfect podcast. So grab your coffee, sweet tea or tall glass of wine and settle in for your shadowy adventure. The Dark Oak is waiting!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:18:57.004781+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-oak-6475930"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 140: Demons on Film and in Real Life - The Exorcist","slug":"episode-140-demons-on-film-and-in-real-life-the-exorcist","published_at":"2026-02-12T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-oak-6475930/episode-140-demons-on-film-and-in-real-life-the-exorcist","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-oak-6475930","url":"https://thedarkoakpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-140-demons-on-film-and-in-real-life-the-exorcist/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/suh4bg7wu77w7rs6/Exorcist.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"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 woul…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3716,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dark-oak-6475930/episodes/episode-140-demons-on-film-and-in-real-life-the-exorcist/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dark-oak-6475930/episode-140-demons-on-film-and-in-real-life-the-exorcist.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}