The Exorcist - 1973

You will find no horror movies in my personal collection and this movie is why. Often called the scariest movie ever made, it is the ultimate tale of good vs. evil. Deeply disturbing, Christian evangelist Billy Graham claimed an actual demon was living in the celluloid reels of this movie.

Upon its initial theatrical release the film affected many audiences so strongly that at many theaters, paramedics were called to treat people who fainted and others who went into hysterics.

Made for $10.5 million and grossing $350 million worldwide, this film, if adjusted for inflation would be the top grossing R-rated film of all time.

When movie actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) begins to suspect that an evil spirit is possessing her young daughter, Regan (Linda Blair), she calls in two priests (Max von Sydow and Jason Miller) to try and exorcise the demon against frightening and formidable odds. Writer William Peter Blatty scored an Academy Award for his big-screen adaptation of his own novel; the film also won an Oscar for Best Sound.