Held live on Saturday, 11 March, 2023, this second annual HORROR REVERIE symposium on The Exorcist features three panels on topics including production history, actor histories, religious and political contexts, paratexts and transmedial iterations, and more. Panelists include actors, filmmakers, film historians, and horror media scholars.
A recording and transcript of the symposium, with a critical framing text by Marcus Prasad is available in the June 2023 issue of Monstrum.
PROGRAM
Saturday, 11 March, 11am-2pm EST
11:00 – 11:10 — Welcome / Opening Remarks
Kristopher Woofter
11:10 – 11:55 — Panel 1: Historical and Other Contexts
Chair: Stacey Abbott
Speakers: Amy C. Chambers, Steve Choe, LMK Sheppard
12:00 – 12:50 — Panel 2: Actress Eileen Dietz and Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe in Conversation with Anna Bogutskaya
Provocateur : Anna Bogutskaya
Speakers: Eileen Dietz, Alexandre O. Philippe
1:00 – 1:50 — Panel 3: Paratexts and Legacy
Chair: Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Speakers: Simon Brown, Stella Gaynor, Michael Lee
1:50 – 2:00: Closing Remarks