We all have personal definitions of horror, ranging from strange noises in the night to Thanksgiving family gatherings. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that explore very different notions of horror. One is the big screen franchise entry The Exorcist: Believer, released on the 50th anniversary of the late William Friedkin’s first in what became a staple horror series. The other is the turbulent domestic/business drama Fair Play.
"The Exorcist: Believer" & "Fair Play"
![From left: Lidya Jewett and Olivia Marcum (O'Neill) in The Exorcist: Believer (2023); Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor in Fair Play (2023).](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b8cb072/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F37%2F058ef539466b95a5262e578caa1b%2Fmovies-101-thumbnail-10-13-23.png)
The Exorcist: Believer, Blumhouse Prod./Morgan Creek Ent./Rough House Pictures/Universal Pictures, 2023. Fair Play, T-Street/Star Thrower Ent./MRC Film/Netflix, 2023.