logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2025
1h 9m

The Exorcism of Roland Doe

Morbid Network | Wondery
About this episode
In the winter of 1973, director William Friedkin released his iconic horror classic The Exorcist, a film that has shocked and terrified audiences for more than fifty years. Based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same name, The Exorcist tells the story of a young girl who becomes possessed by a demonic entity, and the two Catholic priests who attempt to ... Show More
Up next
Jun 18
Episode Revisit: The Radium Girls
Today we are revisiting a tragic case of negligence which originally captivated us back in 2024. When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898, the chemical element was quickly adopted by manufacturers for its luminescent properties that would go on to be used in, among o ... Show More
1h 21m
Jun 15
The Pickwick Club Disaster
In the early morning hours of July 4, 1925, the crowd at The Pickwick Club in Boston were celebrating the holiday at the “Before-the-Fourth” dance when roughly fifty couples took to the dance floor for one of the final songs of the night. With so much revelry and vibrations from ... Show More
47m 24s
Jun 11
Dr. Ohta & the Killer Prophet
In the early evening of October 19, 1970, police and firefighters were called to the Santa Cruz County home of Dr. Victor Ohta, a well-respected ophthalmologist, for a report of a house fire. Intending to siphon water from the pool out back, firefighters ran a hose from the truck ... Show More
1h 7m
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2024
Haunted Homicide - The Exorcism of Roland Doe
In this episode, I’ll share a story of an alleged demonic possession of a young boy in the 1940s. While you may be skeptical of such a claim, several sources officially documented the case, including first-person eyewitnesses, making it difficult to dismiss these claims as mere s ... Show More
31m 30s
Oct 2024
Savannah's Untold Exorcism | Told For The First Time From The Mouths of The Victims
<p>Breakthrough T1D Walk: https://www2.breakthrought1d.org/site/TR?fr_id=9704&amp;pg=team&amp;team_id=352678</p> <p>Become a Parajunkie for ad-free episodes ALWAYS! www.patreon.com/savannahunderground Join hosts Madison Timmons and Chris Soucy for a spine-chilling episode of The ... Show More
1h 27m
Jul 2024
EP73: Exorcised to Death
The harrowing case of Anneliese Michel, a young German woman who endured what she believed to be sixty-seven demonic possessions in 1976, stands as one of the most shocking tales in modern history.  Anneliese struggled with physical and psychological symptoms that she attributed ... Show More
1h 28m
Jul 2023
The Exorcist Files, with Ryan Bethea
<p>When many people think of exorcism and possession, they think of horror novels, films, and other works of fiction. But real-world exorcisms still occur in the modern day. In fact, reports of possession are on the rise. In this today's show, the guys are joined with Ryan Bethea ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2024
History's Greatest Ghost Hunters: the Warrens
<p>Ghost hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren transformed twentieth century America into an enchanted land dotted with haunted houses, cursed objects, and portals to hell.<em> </em>Their exploits are the basis for the <em>Conjuring </em>movie franchise. They are the originators ... Show More
33m 49s
Oct 2018
The Exorcist Superfan
In this Bonus Halloween episode, Dr. Scott and Dr. Shiloh interview their dear friend, Al Hobbs, a super fan of the The Exorcist. He will fill us in on how he became fascinated with the movie & the book, personal stories of the real possession victim and will help us dive deeper ... Show More
1h 37m
Sep 2025
The Smurl Family Haunting
In 1973, Jack and Janet Smurl move into a modest duplex in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, hoping for a fresh start. What follows is more than a decade of escalating disturbances: strange smells, disembodied voices, levitations, physical assaults, and eventually, a demonic entity sa ... Show More
53m 42s
Jun 2021
The True Story behind the Conjuring Part 1
Whether you're a fan of horror films or not, you've probably heard of the 2013 motion picture, "The Conjuring." This film, starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, struck such a chord with viewers that it spawned a franchise of related films like The Conjuring sequels, The Nun, ... Show More
2h 40m