Who is Pazuzu? The Demon Behind 'The Exorcist'

[@Beghast-tv]

It seems that, amidst the nebulous mist of re-editing, re-recording and re-uploading, a demonic influence came over us and somehow we both failed to notice that Karras' first name is Damien and not Daniel... Sorry for the blunder, and thank you to those who pointed it out!

[@MikeMargolis-j8f]

That's kind of the biggest thing to know about the Exorcist cast/characters....jeez.......

[@alexanderc.broche4017]

@@MikeMargolis-j8f RIGHT! AND TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU AS THE YOUNGER PRIEST DAMIEN KARRAS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THIS MOVIE WHO ENDS UP HAVING PAZUZU COME INTO HIM POSSESSING HIM AND THEN THROWING HIMSELF DIWN THE LONG STAIRS

[@1012-v9r]

Great video, but are you going to blame a demon for the fact that there are two 'Part 1's?

[@ilpezkato]

Nor Damian as he appears in 13:39 With all due respect, did you take the time to, at least, read the novel?

[@MikeMargolis-j8f]

​@@ilpezkatoAre you referring to the video creator?

[@wobblertv8083]

The first 10mins of the Exorcist in Northern Iraq....is one of the most earilly atmospheric scenes ever put on film .

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

That's what movies and especially horror films really miss in the modern era. Nothing really even happens, but you literally cant look away and feel an overwhelming sense of dread and evil

[@nonoasailo9690]

So many details

[@vanguardian2864]

Check out Bob Ager\Collative Learning’s analysis of that opening. Made me appreciate it even more!

[@Azazel2024]

Probably because its not Fresno. It's real . Thousands of people probably died in sacrifices to these idols

[@alphacraig2001]

@@vanguardian2864 That dude has such a great channel, so much good film analysis on there

[@fisher3317]

17:27 As I Catholic, I'd like to counter that argument. In his final moments, he has a confession with his friend (who's also a priest) in which his sins are repented. Catholicism puts a heavy emphasis on the forgiveness of sins, and giving a confession to a priest is considered the most absolute way to be absolved. Ignoring the events of Exorcist 3, this would surely get him into Heaven under the principles of Catholic doctrine, although he would certainly go to purgatory first (contradictory to the mainstream concept of purgatory as a place of limbo, the actual early Christian/Catholic concept is a place where you're cleansed of menial sins before you enter Heaven).

[@NiceEmperor]

50 years later and this movie is still a 10/10

[@IhateSugarcoating]

Forever

[@GaBoyInKy]

Yes the movie is a 10/10 but whomever's content this is is 0/10. Boring to talk about a movie and not the real thing.

[@LordSkuggi]

@@GaBoyInKy To be fair the real thing happen to someone who wished to shield their identify after the fact, and has died recently in the past decade. If you know anything about the real case it makes the music pale in comparison, minus the Hollywood special effect tropes. I do agree with you just saying a lot of people are not familiar with the original case nor hid outcome

[@FormerlyNYVulgarian]

Pazuzu and I go way back. An old buddy of mine.

[@deirdrejones5974]

That Regan was abused is absolutely presented as fact in the film. Her language and behavior is hyper s*xual, especially when any man tries to approach her. The demon deliberately speaks in the director’s voice. What on earth was he doing in a young girl’s bedroom? Even her mother is anxious when she finds our she’s been left alone with him. It’s crazy how much supporting evidence there is but it’s usual for anyone to see it that way. Interesting video, thanks!

[@adrianaslund8605]

I had repressed sexual attractions when I was an adolescent. That's not abnormal.

[@belikereepicheep]

​@@adrianaslund8605 geez way to oversimplify it 😂 there's way more than just that in the film

[@Bruhsephus]

Read the book. That’s not at all implied. Burke was abrasive and sexual, but he was respectful to Reagan. Pazuzu lured him in to kill him, not as a defense against abuse.

[@belikereepicheep]

@@Bruhsephus movie adaptations are very often different than the book, there's many things in the movie that are different than the book. We're talking about the movie.

[@Bruhsephus]

@@belikereepicheep except for the fact with how accurate the movie is. To add molestation undertones to this already tragic story would be overdoing and being unfaithful.

[@tonyharden7159]

It was Damien and not Daniel. Damien went to heaven because there is nothing greater than self-sacrifice so that others may live.

[@OriginalStachuJones]

Damien went nowhere, because your brain is just a piece of meat. There's no such thing as soul or God. Hope i helped to clarify

[@tomvoelkening6287]

Tell that to the Exorcist part three

[@moonrazk]

You obviously can't know that for sure.

[@mattias969]

You dont know what you are talking about.

[@stevenortiz2493]

He was a Catholic and committed suicide. He went to purgatory at best

[@Nicholas-dreamlove]

Pazuzu was a demon "who attacked his host by mental illness" (The Exorcist novel) William P Blatty. Now, what I thought was extraordinary about that movie was the demon feared Father Merrin, why? Because Merrin defeated Pazuzu by exorcising him before in The Exorcist II (The Heretic) remember when Merrin shouts at the Demon "I cast you OUT uncleaned spirit!!!" I thought that was awesome because he was confident because he already defeated Pazuzu.

[@werdna1969]

Joke is on Pazuzu, because the young priest killed himself only to save the girl, and therefore is not hell-bound.

[@tinatschka3217]

Exactly, he sacrificed himself, that’s not the same as suicide. He’s a martyr and some of them made it to holiness.

[@a-sheepof-christ9027]

Christians are saved by faith alone(romans10:9). Martyrdom does not save and is a work that is credited with rewards (Romans 4:4-5). What saves is the faith and that ALONE (john 3:16). Damien was saved already but won against Pazuzu because in his final act he both proved men to be noble and then perished, taking away any chance for revenge. Pazuzu(Satan) was left having been proven wrong with out any recourse.

[@GenericProtagonist7]

That, and suicide doesn't send you to hell.

[@tacomaamocat4309]

It’s quite possible that it does, but then again it might not, no one knows such things.

[@skindianu]

​@GenericProtagonist7 I've argued this for awhile now.

[@aurelielagrange2173]

In Mesopotamian mythology, Pazuzu ruled the southwest winds. He was scary enough to guard against other demons, including those that target pregnant women and children. Thus Pazuzu was the badazz you’d want to have your back when things got hairy.

[@int3rc3pt6]

I never had the chance to watch the original, but im really glad i watched this. It's incredible.

[@slartibartfast7921]

The movie is exceptional.

[@dianemccamy2568]

Watch the movie

[@jacksonlee3771]

Probably best you never seen the original.

[@bryceharney5960]

The face of Pazuzu in The Exorcist was shown to me when I was 12 by a then friend from school. Said friend is now a pretty bad alcoholic and that face has lived rent free in my head for 18+ years 😂

[@williamohare7986]

I remember being hyped to watch the Exorcist when I was a kid. One night me and my friend got hold of a vhs and watched it. I was scared out my tiny mind. After the movie I plucked up the courage to go to the bathroom when I came back this face was paused on the screen. I got such a fright then my friend jumped out from behind the door and got me again 😂

[@Yummicookie1979]

I was still doing an occasional run-walk from the bathroom at night when I was in my 20's because of this damn movie!😂 I grew up in a religious household so this movie really messed with me. I was around 12 when I saw it as well.

[@andymcrae4661]

My friend also paused it with vhs on the screenshot of the face He ran out of the room It was very funny But we were all scared

[@williamohare7986]

​@Yummicookie1979 I imagine growing up like that would ad an extra element of fear

[@williamohare7986]

@@andymcrae4661 Who'd have friends like ours😂

[@winningjubbly9712]

By far the most shocking scene in The Exorcist is the one where she crawls down the stairs like a crazed arachnid on smack before pissing in that man's face. I've never forgot it. That was some kickin' in-depth analysis, marra! Nicely done, old chap! 🎉

[@TwiddleFingersDB]

Love finding smaller, newer channels like this one, where it feels like my thumbs up and subscription really matter!

[@sophieseverson8465]

I'm speechless by the quality and engrossing nature of this video. Bravo.

[@chompachangas]

You'd think that an eternal and interdimensional entity like Pazuzu would have better things to do then mess with a little girl. Seems... petty. Small fry. Why not like... make the Sun explode, or possess a leader or military general? You know, something can could do some real damage and cause widespread disturbances.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

That's exactly the kind of thing that is coming soon. They are influencing things on the geopolitical stage. That's If, you believe in that sort of thing 😈

[@Beghast-tv]

This is a re-edited version of our second video. We hope it doesn't get taken down this time. We've also made it better than before. Hope you like it!

[@voxz360]

I didnt watch the original one, but I'm curious what did you change to "make it better" also just wanted to say i love this video and the one about Dune and star wars that I saw havent watched the others yet

[@michaelspeyrer1264]

The name of the priest is Fr. Damien Karras not Daniel. I thought I was mishearing at first but then. You said it multiple times.

[@NationalCryptidSociety]

This is outstanding work!

[@handbanana8041]

well you got my vote cheers

[@tomvoelkening6287]

What filter do you use on this? It’s beautiful. ❤

[@Foraminid]

By far the best summation and analysis I've encountered of The Exorcist, bravo!

[@daniellewillis2767]

Pazuzu : Some German Expressionist looking Sprockets backup dancer that encourages performance art in happy little giiiirrrls.

[@plasticweapon]

SNL rots your brain.

[@Datan0de]

I rewatched The Exorcist for the first time as an adult less than a year ago, and was surprised to realize that by the end of the movie Pazuzu gets everything he wants. He even explicitly tells Fr Karras what's going to happen the first time they directly speak. It all plays out just like he says.

[@rickwrites2612]

Yea that's why Hereditary reminded me of it in this way.

[@fisher3317]

But in the end, Pazuzu didn't succeed. The demon seeks to make people lose hope in any meaningful good existing in this cruel world, and his to goal achieve this was to possess Karras and make a priest, someone who's supposed to be a servant of God, do something truly awful as the ultimate symbol of evil triumphing over good (he knew that Karras' crisis of faith made him vulnerable). He succeeded in possessing Karras, and tried to use him to kill Reagan (killing a child being one of the most evil acts a person can do) but Karras resisted due to having regained some of his faith and sacrificed himself to save Reagan.

[@twistedelegance_]

​​@@fisher3317He did tho. Pazuzu says the goal is to bring Karras and him together. That is what happens. And as we find out later in the film Exorcist 3, Karras was stuck with Pazuzu for a decade watching his own hands do horrible things. Goal definitely reached.

[@1ndiraHD]

Only 2000 views for such a great video is a crime

[@jarniwoop]

An intense movie. I was given the book when it came out and I read it straight through. Also Professor Farnsworth , in the show Futurama, has captured a demon named Pazuzu.

[@mildlydazed9608]

So that’s why I recognize the name! Tysm 🤣 I’ve not yet watched The Exorcist but the name Pazuzu was ringing a bell.

[@alteredbeast7145]

Exorcist 3 remains one of my favourite films. It perfectly balances existential dread with black humor, excellent dialogue and character building, and a masterclass from Brad Douriff. Another excellent video man, I really think your channels gonna blow up, superb quality.

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

Thank you! I knew there was a fellow E3 admirer out there.

[@williamohare7986]

Loved Exorcist 3. Its criminaly underrated

[@williamwalker8107]

Excellent look into "The Exorcist" really good.

[@Askani-son]

I was in my 30s before i knew that the tv edit of 'The Exorcist' had cut out some pretty vulgar stuff. I had no idea why back in the 70s so many people were frightened and disturbed by a film, with people passing out and such, until i saw the uncut version. "For its time, it was quite shocking" is usually the response of those who were alive back then, when asked today

[@skindianu]

I was in my 30's before I realized that the banned 1973 trailer was just as shocking.

[@skindianu]

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[@Azazel2024]

Yeah its way more than people think

[@kernsanders3973]

self sacrifice to save others like a soldier holding the line while others can escape knowing he wont survive is not the same as suicide. yeah the priest jumped out of the window but that was to defeat a great evil and protect others from the the demon's wrath

[@B0ngGrpper]

📠 came here to state the same thing

[@conkyjoe8932]

Also commenting to defeat the Puzulgarithm demon lol. This was a really well done video essay on a film & topic that I would've said I'd thought about in every way possible already. And yet you were able to reel me in and get me thinking all over again. Great video on a great film 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ericmoderni7164]

It’s Damien Karras and NOT Daniel

[@jamesearlcash1758]

Pazuzu has since given up on the whole possession thing as of late. He's transitioned into the world of professional wrestling and wrestles under the name of Danhausen in AEW. Uncle Howie wrestles for WWE.

[@Bealzbob]

Good delivery, info and theories. Enjoyed that.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

Thank you for the excellent analysis. You highlighted details that I had overlooked.

[@hugolouessard3914]

What a great video. With a fantastic atmosphere

[@GlacialScion]

Adding this channel to the bell list. This video was truly well done.

[@johanklottrip4358]

Your videos are truly underrated

[@voxz360]

It's just because the channel is fairly new. But I agree

[@UniversalistSon9]

Zozo is an interesting entity, knowing that they have been around for a long time under different names.

[@davidjsward]

Excellent video, but it's 'Damien' Karras as opposed to 'Daniel', isn't it?

[@carnotaurus_hex]

EXACTLY

[@FaunoAtelie]

Commenting for the algorithm demons

[@mikewilson7832]

Your mom's an algorithm demon 😈

[@20Leviatham]

Please keep up the good work as long as you enjoy it, you've only been at this for a few months, but you're very talented. Thank you.

[@Sarke2]

Great video, Pazuzu and Sumerian and Babylonian demons are the most interesting and scary to me.

[@mildlydazed9608]

Dagon is a chill fish

[@handbanana8041]

bravo bravo bravo i am a big exorcist fan who has read the novel first and then watched the movie and now i have seen your work and it is really really dope when it comes to simplicity and made me think you got it sir.

[@hernanuliana9111]

This movie is brilliant in so many ways. Unreplicable.

[@RaphaelRemington6969]

Great work. This video scared me

[@ravnodinson]

Awesome video. Commenting for the algorithm because I hope others get to see it and enjoy it as well.

[@FixFilter]

Commenting to help, having to reupload sucks

[@DouglasBull-rk6tv]

I think exorcist 3 is the best the killer the actual forget his name acting is unbelievable and the dialogue is amazing

[@Lagrangeify]

I liked Stephen King's description of evil in his short story 'If it Bleeds', discussing whether there is any difference between inside and outside evil. The Jerome character imagines it as "a big bird, all flowsy and frosty gray, flying here, there and everywhere" until it finds a head to roost in for a while. And once the great evil has occurred, off it flies again, leaving us to wrestle with the why and how of it all. If we strip away the superstition, the religious trappings, that seems an apt analogy for what we really mean when we talk of demons and possession.

[@veganelduderino9392]

Yeah! Now I see the movie in an entirely different way! Thanks, great video.

[@saltyshackles5227]

Pazuzu is the scariest demon in cinema for me. That face leaves such an imprint. Second to him is red face demon on insidious 1, that dining room scene.

[@rdevans4097]

One of my favourite paintings especially the third version. I. knew virtually nothing about the work or the artist until this illuminating post. Its influence is considerable from Rachmaninov’s Isle of the dead to a scene in Alien Prometheus plus a 1945 film starring Boris Karloff (Isle of the dead). In fact Director Martin Scorsese placed Isle of the Dead on his list of the 11 scariest horror films of all time.

[@skkahl3400]

Excellent video! I had a thought while watching: Karras is targeted because he is losing his faith. I'm reminded of the Satan of the Book of Job where Satan goes to test Job's faith, God basically sends Satan to do it. Made me think that this situation is to bring Karras back to the faith.

[@carnotaurus_hex]

Great video. His name is Damien.

[@jimjohnson724]

very interesting analysis!

[@lazmotron]

They is so great. Very poetic.

[@NewEstablishment]

I really enjoyed the video got yourself a new subscriber.

[@peanutbuttersandwich3412]

I am surprised there was no mention of the book by Wiiliam Peter Blatty or the original events that this movie was loosely based on. Roland Doe of Cottage City, Maryland 1949- thank goodness for priests!

[@jamesabernethy7896]

Even though I'm subscribed, I just noticed this I really liked the breakdown. Until recently I wasn't a huge fan of what I would term pure horror, even the good ones felt cheesy. Some of my favourite movies like, Alien and The Thing had strong horror elements, but it was the Sci-fi that drew me to those movies. I watch a lot of analysis videos and making-of videos because I love special effects. Recently I've tried to watch more as a viewer and I'm really starting to appreciate them more. I was lucky enough to watch The Exorcist at our local cinema last year and it really blew me away. Amazing movie on every level.

[@TheAdmac11]

Brilliant video 🤙

[@kingkongkungkwang]

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:13 Carras ultimately defied Pazuzu, even in his death by willingly subjecting himself to the demon to save Reagan's life. Or so it would seem.

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

Damn good video!

[@resher]

Great informative video. One thing you all should know: demons will exploit your own weaknesses against you and use them to cripple and destroy you in the process. Demons are pure malice and no amount of reasoning can compel them to stop their cruel ways. You must have strong mental and spiritual fortitude with deep faith in God to ward demons off.

[@mariogeraci8186]

Something inferred in the book on the name captain howdy was its similarity to Regan’s fathers name which was Howard

[@hax369]

Really well done !! Love this.

[@dawnfinch2836]

New subscriber here this was brilliant

[@Donnies_lil_ding_ding]

This video was incredible.

[@steverlfs]

Incredible video!

[@ArcherSyndromeGaming]

If it wasn't for The Exorcist 3, this would be perfect. Sadly, it was made clear that Pazuzu had plans that Kerras interrupted, and his death was not the goal.

[@ralphmilano1703]

seen this film when i was 8 yrs old, what were my parents thinking.

[@sandsstandsmans6624]

The choice that is left is to delve inwards and know ones self better, when you do that you will realize that these entities have no control at all except for what you give them.

[@Nopointasking]

commenting for the algorithm, great video!!

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

You also have to understand that their greatest knowledge is knowing that in the end, they lose!

[@ArunIyer]

This is an incredible video. So glad KZbin recommended this to me!

[@williestreiff9314]

Father Carass went straight to heaven 😊

[@therobster512]

Good music on this video

[@gustavoschnurr1907]

OMG I need to watch this movie again! (the gazilionTH time)

[@centobyte]

The newest omen movie is awesome

[@draven075]

Pazuzu is the king of the winds he takes care of mothers to be and looks after infants

[@Sebadee80]

Pazuzu as you said was a protector of children, and his rival was nastier to children and another name for her was,,, Dimmi! The jesuit priest is called Dimmy by his mother, I wonder what William Peter Blatty was trying to convey here? I don't believe for 1 second it's a coincidence, maybe he believed the church against Pazuzu is evil against evil, but I am only guessing! Anyone can check that about Dimmi though, I found it quite easy. Cheers.

[@BRWN_recluse]

Your channel rocks

[@shenron1954]

Man this video really is curse... no notification or show up in the subscription feed for me ... Such a shame, I think it's my favorite video of your channel

[@Mosey8]

Thank you for your movie analysis :3 Aside from the note everyone else made about Daniel being Damien, I disagree with your belief that demons could be "omnipotent." They are smart and observant, bit they don't know every little thing about you. They learn about you, what your tempations are and your fears to use them against you to make human beings sin. 😮 They are old beings, but they no long have divine connection to God that could help give them instant knowledge and understanding of things, they lost that in the Fall.

[@DanWhe]

Possession seems to only occur with fatherless families or were fathers are spiritually absent . There is a reason for this

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

12:55 accidentally? No, I believe they couldn't afford the hospital.

[@tonyharden7159]

In the film, the original film, it was Satan who posessed Reagan.

[@MikeMargolis-j8f]

That's not true. The demon merely says "I'm the devil" to Karras but it's not so; Pazuzu was just attempting to play with Karras' mind. It's even said in the sequel that the name of the demon that possessed Regan was "Pazuzu" - king of the evil spirits of the air.

[@elihyland4781]

BANGER!

[@lightyamamoto1036]

I love your videos

[@erikire]

Dude, really? His name is DAMIEN Carras, not Daniel!

[@billthebee7633]

Awesome

[@Endemion01]

wow, very good

[@syco1998]

It doesn’t show up in the sub feed for me.

[@smgtercero]

it doens't show up to me either

[@sprinkleddonuts6094]

Short version: Pazuzu a Powerful Demonic Entity.

[@zackfrost9541]

I’m actually thinking about this one thing, what if all this movie about demons are actually not just a horror flick, but a way to these satanists to idolize and give tribute to what they are actually worshipping?

[@lisatee100]

I will never forget when I was younger,I was watching this then paused it for a wee then came back to that mf face on my screen😳creepy af😂

[@Jimbo.jack47]

did you explain the Daniel thing? I didn't hear it mentioned

[@AnomalyINC]

"Christian scripture is very clear about what happens to those who take their own lives." As I understand it, the reason why this is such a hotly debated issue among Christians, is that the scripture isn't very clear about that very thing.

[@georgeszweden9497]

Fr possession is more real than 'mental health' issues

[@mr.timebombman2230]

A woman played Pazuzu . She was on a documentary about the movie

[@magicaltour1]

Mercedes McCambridge. She used to work with Orson Welles on his radio show, and won an Academy Award for her role in “All The King’s Men.”

[@Parabellum-oe3sw]

The scariest part about pazuzu is that the real person is female😂

[@Awolkmedia1990]

Wow i wasnt expecting a shout out to rob ager my favorite film analysis channel if you dont know who hes talking about i highly suggest looking up the video hes referencing

[@jimgordan3447]

Can you make one for Lamashtu from exorcist believer

[@sherryscooter242]

Daniel Karras? I thought it was Damien Karras? (12:27)