The Exorcist
1973 Best Picture Nominee

100 Words
It’s unfair to say the film gave me Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but I was diagnosed shortly after seeing it because I was too scared to go up the stairs by myself because I was afraid that a possessed girl was going to careen down them in Wheel Pose.

There was also a rare Illinois earthquake around this time and my bed shook in the middle of the night AS IF A DEMON WAS SHAKING IT!

That was a long time ago. Now it’s one of my favorite movies because it inadvertently forced me to nurture my mental health.

Thanks, demons.