Because you never know what is going to inspire a writer. You can even record something you heard or saw once in a newspaper. It might spark the imagination of another Litopian. The story that followed you home and haunted you forever.
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The Haunting Real Story That Inspired ‘The Exorcist’
And more tidbits from Nat Segaloff’s ‘The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear,’ which charts the afterlife of the scariest movie ever made.