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Oct 2023
1h 35m

The Horror Oscars and ‘The Exorcist: Bel...

The Ringer
About this episode

Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to review the latest film in the ‘Exorcist’ universe, ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ (1:00). Then, they discuss the ways that horror franchise filmmaking has enveloped David Gordon Green’s career (23:00), before zooming out to take stock of the last five years in horror by awarding "horror Oscars" to one film per year (40:00).


Host: Sean Fennessey

Guest: Chris Ryan

Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner

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