The vertical floors caused a strange horror tourist during the war

The classic classic “The Exorcist” opens, based on William Peter’s novel, in the desert of northern Iraq, where the elderly father Mirin (Max von Seedo) finds a mysterious and demonic sculpture. The statue depicts a creature with its head with an animal with an angel -like wings, and a snake between its legs. The statue is very anxious. Merrin knows that this diabolical discovery will hurry evil somewhere in the world. Merrin will remain absent from the largest part of “The Exorcist”, and only called for help when his vision is achieved. In Washington, DC, a little girl named Reagan (Linda Blair) became physically by a devil claiming to be the devil himself. The elderly priest will have to cooperate with Father Kras (Jason Miller) to remove Satan from the girl’s body.

Of course, the details related to “The Exorcist” seem to be an outrageous exercise, because it is one of the most popular horror movies in all times. The film produced two sequences, a pair of warfares (Read their story here) And restart the late stage. Other restart in business. In addition, “The Exorcist” is still one of the most distinguished films in all ages, as its icons were shameless by multiple generations of directors. To this day, any child should have a devil tied on the bed and wasting the pain while a priest sprayed them with sacred water. It is a practical part of the natural system.

Early Iraqi scenes were filmed in “The Exorcist” in northern Iraq, among the ruins of the ancient city of Hatra in Mesopotamia. It is about 68 miles southwest of Mosul, and it can be visited to this day. It is also a site known to some American military soldiers while focusing there during the Iraq war. The story says that the soldiers, who were watching “The Exorcist” on the home video, went out and watched the rubble that Faridin photographed many decades ago. in Interview with Vulture in 2013Friedkin recalled his interactions with the American army when they called him to tell him that they were in his old group.

Although it was after decades of the truth, many local additions from “The Exorcist” were still living in that city outside Mosul during the Iraq war … and remembered filming the film clearly. Friedkin also recalled the experience, and how it was amazing to receive a call from the army about his movie. As it put it:

“I received a call from the colonel at that time David Petraeus, who went to Mosul with the mobile 101, shortly after the invasion of Iraq. He said that while his soldiers were watching.”Double floors On the video, they realized that the place they were guarding was the place where we filmed early scenes in the movie. Many people who were still living there remember me and the crew. ”

Of course, as soon as they realized this, the army decided to turn the site into a mini -cinematic tour. The family donated $ 5,000 for students at Mosul University, and they built a hasty tourist attraction, where people could be transferred to the rubble to see The actual sites of “The Exorcist”. According to Faridkin, the students went to the extent of preparing a car park, building a local police station, and even building a kebab for visitors. Feridkin continued:

“I think it was two or three dinars for a tour they called” the experience of evil spirits. “Petraeus invited me to come to their reunification with some of the people I worked with in Iraq. It continued to postpone and postpone it, and finally we lost Mosul, and it is now one of the most dangerous places in Iraq.

It seems that Iraqi films amateurs, for some few moments, can take a tour of “The Exorcist”. It is unfortunate that Friedkin was unable to return at that time.

To this day, one can still visit The stairs are evil spirits in Washington, DC.