Yeah, my stupid love for both should be fairly obvious by now, what with "Marya Nox" et al. I'm also amused by the fact that when Stellan Skarsgard finally got around to playing "young" Merrin, he was actually older than Max von Sydow had been in either Exorcist or Exorcist II.

What do you think of The Rite, BTW? They at least seem to be adding some interesting twists to the usual possessed girl template, from more recent trailers--acknowledging the not-so-secret truth that it's always all about the exorcist rather than the possessee, for example. I approve.;)