The Exorcist - Watch Order: Dominion Timeline
This chronological watch order uses Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist to explore Father Merrin's first encounter with the demon Pazuzu before the events of the original film.
Dominion was the original vision for the prequel story before studio interference led to extensive reshoots. This timeline provides background on Father Merrin's crisis of faith and his previous battle with evil, adding context to his role in the original exorcism.
The Exorcist
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the Devil. Her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?
The Exorcist III
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
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