The Chilling Exorcism Scene That Traumatized This 00s Iconic Horror's Crew

Summary:

• The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror that often gets overlooked.
• It features one of the most chilling and intense scenes ever.

There are many fans of horror movies out there that are immune to bone-chilling horror scenes because they already went through tons of them, and there is virtually nothing that could honestly surprise them at this point. Boy, have we got a movie that will break through your stoic demeanor!

If you for some reason missed The Exorcism of Emily Rose, a 2005 exorcism-centric horror based on a real story, then you’re in for a treat—the movie featured a scene so terrifying, that the crew and cast got legit scared when filming it. So the acting that you can see there is only partial—it’s mostly pure, raw emotions of actors who thought their fellow actress was really possessed for a hot minute.

We’re talking about the scene in the barn (you can check the link down below). The priest is trying to exorcise Emily Rose, the protagonist, and comes to a horrifying conclusion.

We’re not going to spoil anything in case you decide to check it out, but that scene alone was able to keep even the most stoic horror movie fans up at night, scared of what is going to happen when the clock strikes three.

Jennifer Carpenter (Emily Rose) probably gave the performance of her life, twisting, contorting, and making sounds so frightening, the cast and crew freaked out and later asked her to never do that again.

They actually shot the barn scene only once because of the chilling experience they all had, seeing their coworker acting possessed so naturally. Carpenter talks about it in Bravo's Scariest Movie Moments.

And if that isn’t enough to freak you out, in her interview with Dread Central, she also said some creepy things occurred when filming the movie.

“Two or three times when I was going to sleep my radio came on by itself,” Carpenter said, laughing. We hope it wasn’t at 3 AM!

Check out the video (and the movie while you’re at it). Carpenter deserves an Oscar for it, that’s for sure, but the directing and lighting designer did a great job, too: the glassy eyes, the thunder, the darkness—it all adds to the demonic atmosphere of the movie. Everything was on point.

Source: Dread Central