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You’ve probably found yourself watching the Discovery Channel and thinking to yourself, “You know what would be better than shows about sharks? Shows about real people being possessed by demons .” No? Just me?

Okay, so I guess I’ll be the only one watching The Exorcist Files :

Discovery Channel is teaming with the Vatican for an unprecedented new series hunting the deadliest catch of all: Demons.

The Exorcist Files will recreate stories of real-life hauntings and demonic possession, based on cases investigated by the Catholic Church. The project includes access into the Vatican’s case files, as well as interviews with the organization’s top exorcists — religious experts who are rarely seen on television.

“The Vatican is an extraordinarily hard place to get access to, but we explained we’re not going to try to tell people what to think,” says Discovery president and GM Clark Bunting.


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