Şeytan (1974)

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Şeytan is a 1974 Turkish cult horror film based on William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973), directed by Metin Erksan, featuring Canan Perver as a 12-year-old girl named Gul, living a high society life with her mother in Istanbul, who becomes possessed by the Devil himself after experimenting with a Ouija Board. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 1, 1974, is commonly known as "Turkish Exorcist" because of plot and stylistic similarities copied from The Exorcist.

The film was apparently shot with a low budget, resulting in a grainy and poor image quality. Şeytan was out of print until 2007, when it was released in DVD.

Forget the notion of remakes, sequels, prequels, extended scenes and modified versions of movies; the Turkish motion picture industry has been making their own versions of American movies for years. After the worldwide success of William Friedkin's 1973 classic film THE EXORCIST, those wacky Turks decided that maybe they should steal the script and make their own homegrown version of the film. The result is SEYTAN, a one-of-a-kind viewing experience. If you've seen the 1973 original you'll feel you're experiencing déjà vu as this version is almost an identical scene by scene remake of THE EXORCIST, albeit with a Turkish soundtrack, music recorded directly off a record player, editing most likely done by a blind monkey and special effects more fitting for an elementary school play. Combine this with really grainy film stock, some out of work (possibly homeless) unknown Turkish actors, horrible direction and a budget of about $1.95 and you've got yourself an instant classic!

This movie is movie has more blood splattering gore than the original counterpart.