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Comment on: Topic 'OT: Favorite Horror Movie': seasoned Marine literally pass-out from watching that DAMN movie. I ought to know--I was sitting next to him (a relative) in the movie theater. (Sidebar: Key scenes of the The Exorcist were filmed on and near the Georgetown University Campus which caused a stir on many levels. At that time I was stationed at the Pentagon and living in Arlington, VA which neighbors the D.C. & the GU campus area. My wife and I visited the steep stairs--the site dramatically featured in two horrific death scenes in the movie). Some movie themes will naturally impact some viewers more dramatically than others. Raised in a traditional Mexican-American family with roots in Spanish -Native American - Mexican cultures and into a fervent Catholic religious base--you hear, see, and believe (or resist believing) in such things as extreme as being possessed by the devil (it's branded into our DNA from generations of folktales, grandmothers and now movies). A curandero (Spanish: [kuɾanˈdeɾo], f. curandera) or curandeiro (Portuguese: [kuɾɐ̃ˈdejɾu], f. curandeira) is a traditional folk healer or shaman in Latin America, who is dedicated to curing physical or spiritual illnesses. The role of a curandero or curandera can also incorporate the roles of psychiatrist along with that of doctor and healer. Many curanderos use Catholic elements, such as holy water and saint pictures. The use of Catholic prayers and other borrowings and lendings are often found alongside native religious elements. Moche Ceramic Depicting Curandero. Larco Museum Collection Lima, Peru.…; Added by Valentino Martinez at 1:33pm on October 22, 2011

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