The end of the Exorcist is very similar to the end of a much older movie, the Innocents, which in turn was based on a very old novella which takes place in the 19th century, The Turn of the Screw, written by Henry James, also about the possession of a child by an evil spirit, and the attempts of an adult authority figure to save that child. Miles' possession by the evil spirit Quint in that movie is similar to Regan's possession by the Devil/Pazzuzzu. The final scene where Deborah Kerr, the governess Miss Gideon, shouts at Miles to admit he's Quint, and then the boy dies, is all very similar to Merrin shouting at Regan about Christ, and then him and Karras dying in the struggle. Blatty was definitely affected by this early 19th century story of possession when he crafted the Exorcist.

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