In the ten examples below, inventive, groundbreaking cinema became the source material for some of our least favorite film series.
Almost 50 years later, Burstyn will reprise her role as Chris MacNeil as part of a just-announced new trilogy of The Exorcist movies that are being produced by Universal and the Peacock streaming service.
In the original Exorcist, Burstyn played the mother to Regan, the little girl whose mysterious affliction turns out to be demonic possession.
While Regan (played by Linda Blair) returned in the infamous Exorcist II: The Heretic, Burstyn’s character never appeared in the franchise again.