It never really goes well, does it? In honor of The Last Exorcism II , here are 11 other films with major exorcism-related casualties. (Warning: spoilers ahead.)
"The Rite"
The demon: Baal.
The victim: Rosaria.
What goes wrong: Rosaria miscarries before the exorcism can be completed. She then hemorrhages and dies of blood loss.
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"The Exorcism of Emily Rose"
The demons: Six of them, actually. The demon who possessed Cain, the demon who possessed Nero, the demon who possessed Judas, Legion, Belial, and Lucifer.
The victim: Emily Rose.
What goes wrong: Emily Rose suffers from stigmata and dies. Her exorcist is charged in connection with her death.
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"The Devil Inside"
The demons: Unknown, but there are four of them.
The victims: Maria and Isabella Rossi.
What goes wrong: Maria murders three people during her exorcism. Later, Isabella is successfully exorcised, but she and her exorcists presumably die in a car crash at the end of the film.
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"The Possession"
The demon: A dybbuk.
The victim: Em Brenek.
What goes wrong: Immediately after completing the exorcism, the exorcist Tzadok's car is hit by a truck and he's instantly killed.
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