The subliminal creepy face is from a makeup test One of the scariest moments in "The Exorcist" is one of the most subtle: A face flashes on screen while Father Karras (Jason Miller) is dreaming.

For the bulk of "The Exorcist," no one can say what is happening to the poor girl, and why she speaks in demonic voices. Only ...

We know that Karras' mother dies ... it makes this a book about the human capacity to believe again. Father Merrin,, the exorcist who has faced this demon before admits that "long ago I despaired ...