1. The Exorcist
This is exactly how I felt when I found out that Santa Claus did not exist on my fourteenth Christmas. A belief that you'd held onto since you had milk teeth suddenly comes crashing down. Your faith is questioned. Suddenly, nothing is sacred. This cult classic that has been helping diaper sales since 1973 is based on the exorcism case of Roland Doe (pseudonym, for privacy reasons). Roland was born in 1936 and lived in Maryland. The boy was close to his aunt, who was a spiritualist and who introduced him to an Ouija board. Shortly after, the aunt died and the boy and his family began experiencing an array of strange phenomenon. Like classic horror stories, objects began moving by themselves, loud, thumping noises were audible and portraits of Jesus began banging on the walls, as if they were being moved by an invisible force. The boy became a personal victim of these inexplicable acts. Marks and bruises started showing on his skin without there being any physical assault on his body. He was noticed staring with hatred all holy things. The chair of the priest, who was called upon to examine the situation, began levitating and the priest was thrown backwards against the wall. When asked a question in Latin, the boy answered fluently despite having never gained knowledge of the language. During the exorcism, Roland became increasingly violent. He began shouting at and insulting the priest. Though tied down, the boy managed to free one of his hands by breaking off one of the springs under the mattress and attacking the priest with the spring, which seriously resulted in a serious injury. Another priest was called onto to try his hand at freeing the boy from the spirits. Eventually, these attempts succeeded. Demon-free Roland grew up like any other boy his age would and eventually went on to work for NASA. His behaviour since has been normal; or as normal as it can get for a NASA-employee.