Critic's Corner

A Franchise is Born

In 1972, my dad lived in the house directly across the street from Regan MacNeil’s home on 3600 Prospect Street in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C. Nowadays, the home at 3600 Prospect Street is affectionately known as the Exorcist House.

My dad was on summer break during filming, but he had a friend keep an eye on the place. That friend lik…