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Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

Eric Harrelson has been involved in the film community in Austin, Texas, for many years both as a Programmer for Other Worlds Film Festival, and as part of horror community group “Blood Over Texas.” Joseph P. Laycock, a frequent contributor to RD, is associate professor of religious studies at Texas State University and the author of The Penguin Book of Exorcisms (Penguin Classics 2020).

Archive, Books, Culture, Media Analysis, New Books, OMFG, RD10QNovember 24, 2023

What Happens When We Use Horror Movies to Interpret the Real World? 10 Questions for the Authors of ‘The Exorcist Effect’

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

What inspired you to write The Exorcist Effect? Over twenty years ago, Michael Cuneo wrote…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Media Analysis, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 19, 2023

Hell in a Cell: ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Reflects the Growing Belief That Cocksure Men Will Save Us in the Battle of Good v. Evil

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

Although it was a financial success, The Pope’s Exorcist, featuring a virile Russell Crowe as…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFGNovember 7, 2022

Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

I really didn’t know what to expect when Joseph Laycock and I bought our tickets…

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Archive, Culture, OMFGJuly 1, 2021

Will ‘Conjuring 3’ Influence Real-Life Events Via the ‘Exorcist Effect’?

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

Have you heard rumors about a cult called The Disciples of the Ram? Ever hear…

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