BBC's Ghostwatch vs Exorcist

Rating: Null/10 (7 November 1998)

During Halloween night of 1992, the BBC showed a programme called "Ghostwatch". Having seen the Exorcist in 1994 and after reading all the hype about its re-release now, I would just like to point out that Ghostwatch scared me far more than the Exorcist did. Although I admire the Exorcist's reputation as a horror classic, I can't quite bring myself to say it was as scary as most people have made out. To be honest I found the film to be rather tired and slow, the only notable feature being the special effects used to convey the possession of Regen. While Ghostwatch created a "War of the Worlds" scenario to some people, including me at the tender age of 16, the Exorcist did little to raise my pulse.