Our fascination with the devil in popular culture as informed by the Christian tradition continues, or at least Hollywood’s assumption that this figure is of interest to us, with the release of The Rite in January 2011. The film is “inspired by” the book of the same title by Matt Baglio. See the film’s website for a brief description of the story and further production information. The Rite is scheduled to open in theaters January 28.
Be sure to return to TheoFantastique after the film’s premiere to listen to a podcast discussion of it and the related topics of Satan in religion and popular culture, and the phenomenon of possession among our participants including Douglas Cowan, author of Sacred Terror, W. Scott Poole, author of Satan in America, and Paul Meehan, author of Cinema of the Psychic Realm.
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