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* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: Justified. Any reference to the original Lutheran clergy that Regan's mom consulted was left out, perhaps because Lutherans have no exorcism tradition.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: And how.
{{quote| '''Regan/Demon:''' Let Jesus fuck you! Let Jesus fuck you! Let Him fuck you! <br />
'''Regan/Demon:''' [http://www.btinternet.com/~schwa/fuckme.wav Fuck me! Fuck me!] }}
* [[Confessional]]: A field confession occurs at the end of the first movie.
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* [[Mind Screw]]: The whole friggin' movie.
* [[Narm]]: The whole friggin' movie.
{{quote| '''Sandra:''' "What's the matter with you?"<br />
'''Regan (in a rather matter-of-fact tone):''' "I was possessed by a demon."<br />
<Sandra's eyes get as big as dinner plates><br />
'''Regan:''' "Oh, it's okay. He's gone!" }}
* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: So just who is the Heretic of the title, anyway?
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* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]:}} Deconstructed like '''hell''' with {{spoiler|Father Karras}}.
* [[Berserk Button]]
{{quote| '''Kinderman:''' The Gemini is dead.<br />
'''Patient X:''' NO! I'M NOT! I'M ALIVE! I GO ON! I BREATHE! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! }}
* [[Big No]]
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: "Do you dance?"
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]. Brad Dourif actually ''out-[[Hannibal Lecture|Hannibal Lectures]] Hannibal Lecter''; ''The Exorcist III'' was released a year ''before'' ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
{{quote| '''The Gemini Killer:''' It's too bad about Father Dyer. I killed him, you know. An interesting problem, but finally... it worked! First, a bit of the ole succinylcholine to permit one to work without, ah, annoying distractions, then... a three foot catheter threaded directly into the inferior vena cava -- or, superior vena cava. It's a matter of taste, I think, don't you? Then the tube moves through the vein, under the crease of the arm, into the vein that leads directly into the heart, and then, you just hold up the legs and you SQUEEZE the blood manually into the tube from the arms and the legs. There's a little shaking and pounding at the end for the dregs -- it isn't perfect, there's a little blood left I'm afraid. BUT, regardless, the overall effect is astonishing! And isn't that REALLY what counts in the end? Yes, of course, GOOD SHOW BIZ, Lieutenant, the EFFECT! And then, off comes the head without spilling one single drop of blood. Now I call that SHOWMANSHIP, Lieutenant!}}
* {{spoiler|[["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]}}
* [[Jaws First Person Perspective]]
* [[Large Ham]]. ''The Exorcist III'' has George C. Scott in his hammiest role, ever.
{{quote| '''Kinderman:''' Yes, I believe... I believe in death. I believe in '''disease''''. I believe in injustice and inhumanity and torture and anger and hate... I believe in murder. I BELIEVE IN PAIN. I believe in cruelty and infidelity. '''''I believe in slime and stink and every crawling, putrid thing... every possible ugliness and corruption, YOU SON-OF-A-BITCH! I BELIEVE...''''' in you.}}
** Meanwhile, Brad Dourif's The Gemini Killer [[Lampshades]] this after an outburst ("But the main thing is the torment of {{spoiler|your friend Father Karras}} as he watches while I '''''rip and cut and mutilate the innocent, his friends, and again, and again, on and on! HE'S INSIDE WITH US! HE'LL NEVER GET AWAY! HIS PAIN WON'T END!''''') he sheepishly apologizes: "Gracious me. Was I raving? Please forgive me. I'm mad."
* {{spoiler|[[Little Dead Riding Hood]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Mercy Kill]]}}
{{quote| '''Patient X:''' {{spoiler|We won, Bill...now...free me.}}}}
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: Most of ''The Exorcist III'' derives its horror from implication and verbal speeches. ''And it works.''
* [[The Nth Doctor]]: The Gemini Killer switches actors depending on whether the audience is seeing things from Kinderman's perspetive (in which he's played by {{spoiler|Jason Miller}}) or from the "eyes of faith" perspective (where he's played by Brad Dourif).
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* [[Serial Killer]]: The Gemini Killer.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Kinderman, after The Gemini Killer gets a little ''too'' graphic.
{{quote| '''Gemini Killer:''' ''(after Kinderman breaks his nose, mockingly)'' Oooh, a few boos from the peanut gallery.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: The nurse Lisa in [[Silent Hill]] is based off of a scene with a nurse in a red sweater.
* [[Surreal Horror]]:
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