What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedThe Exorcist: Believer
David Gordon Green · Film · 2023
If you loved The Exorcist: Believer, start with The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty, 1971) — a book from the same story. Below: 4 books, 3 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to The Exorcist: Believer across media.
If The Exorcist: Believer hooked you, it is because you crave stories where parental grief clashes with terrifying, unexplained supernatural forces.
Start with the source
Adaptation
The Exorcist
William Friedkin · Film · 1973
Adaptation
The Exorcist
Jeremy Slater · Series · 2016
Books on the same thread
Pray For Him
Tyler Battaglia · Book · 2024
Shares a thread with The Exorcist: Believer: Religious Horror.
Like The Exorcist: Believer, this book centers on the desperate intersection of faith and the struggle to save a loved one from an encroaching, malevolent demonic presence.
Come Closer
Sara Gran · Book · 2023
Shares a thread with The Exorcist: Believer: Demonic possession.
This novel mirrors the unsettling ambiguity found in The Exorcist: Believer, forcing you to question whether the protagonist is suffering from a psychological collapse or a true demonic infection.
Doctor Sleep: A Novel
Stephen King · Book · 2013
Shares 2 threads with The Exorcist: Believer: Good vs Evil, Supernatural Horror.
Much like the protective instincts driving the father in The Exorcist: Believer, this story follows a protagonist fighting to shield a child from powerful, predatory forces beyond human comprehension.
Play Nice
Rachel Harrison · Book
Shares a thread with The Exorcist: Believer: demonic possession.
The Exorcist: Believer explores the intersection of tragedy and terror, a theme this book mirrors by linking the death of a parent to the haunting presence of demonic evil.
Series on the same thread
Evil
Michelle King · Series · 2019
Explores: Skepticism vs. Faith, Good vs. Evil, The Nature of Belief.
Fans of The Exorcist: Believer will appreciate this series because it treats the battle between skepticism and faith as a high-stakes investigation into the reality of demonic possession.
The Outsider
Richard Price · Series · 2020
Shares a thread with The Exorcist: Believer: Good vs Evil.
Like The Exorcist: Believer, this series uses a grim investigation to force characters to confront the reality of an insidious supernatural force that defies their rational worldview.
Outcast
Robert Kirkman · Series · 2016
Shares 3 threads with The Exorcist: Believer: Good vs Evil, Supernatural Horror, Demonic Possession.
If the struggle to reclaim a soul from darkness in The Exorcist: Believer resonated with you, this series offers a deeper look at the spiritual burden of lifelong possession.
Podcasts on the same thread
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts · Podcast · 2026
Explores: mental health awareness, female friendship, coping mechanisms.
While The Exorcist: Believer deals in fictional horror, this podcast captures the same human compulsion to discuss and process the darker, often terrifying realities of the world around us.
CounterClock
Audiochuck · Podcast · 2025
Explores: unsolved homicide, seeking justice, historical mystery.
The Exorcist: Believer features characters digging into the past to solve a modern horror, a structural obsession that drives the cold case investigations found in this investigative series.
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Common questions
Is The Exorcist: Believer a direct sequel to the 1973 movie?
The Exorcist: Believer serves as a direct sequel to the original 1973 film, The Exorcist. It references the MacNeil possession event from fifty years prior as the context for the frightening behavior displayed by the two girls in the 2023 movie.
Should I watch The Exorcist movie from 1973 before seeing The Exorcist: Believer?
Watching the 1973 film The Exorcist provides necessary context for the events and legacy mentioned in The Exorcist: Believer. The 2023 film builds directly upon the history of the MacNeil possession, making knowledge of the original movie helpful for understanding the narrative connections.
Does The Exorcist: Believer follow the plot of the 1971 book?
No, The Exorcist: Believer does not follow the plot of the 1971 book, The Exorcist. Instead, it features an original story about Victor and his daughter Angela, focusing on their experiences fifty years after the events depicted in the original book and film.
How does The Exorcist: Believer relate to The Exorcist television series?
The Exorcist: Believer is a feature film directed by David Gordon Green that functions as a sequel to the 1973 movie. It does not share continuity with The Exorcist television series from 2016, which exists as a separate adaptation within the franchise.