Father Lankester Merrin
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Father Lankester Merrin is a seasoned Catholic priest and experienced exorcist who confronts demonic forces in William Peter Blatty’s horror story and its film adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Father Lankester Merrin canonical | 6 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
exorcist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Exorcist: The Beginning
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Exorcist: The Beginning ⓘ The Exorcist (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist (1971 novel)
The Exorcist ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist (1973 film)
The Exorcist (novel) ⓘ Exorcist II: The Heretic ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Exorcist III ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist III (novel Legion)
|
| associatedWith | Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Catholic exorcism rites
ⓘ
faith versus evil ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| basedIn | Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) ⓘ |
| characterType | heroic exorcist ⓘ |
| confronts |
Nergal
ⓘ
surface form:
Pazuzu
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| createdBy | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| deathInWork |
The Exorcist (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist (1971 novel)
The Exorcist ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist (1973 film)
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Exorcist: The Beginning
ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist franchise
|
| firstAppearance |
The Exorcist (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist (1971 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasEnemy | demonic forces ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| literaryOrigin | American horror novel ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confronting the demon Pazuzu
ⓘ
performing exorcisms ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
ⓘ
exorcist ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Max von Sydow
ⓘ
Stellan Skarsgård ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist exorcist ⓘ |
| title | Father ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.