In Washington DC, an iconic setting from "The Exorcist"

Posted by David Paul Appell on November 12, 2025 at 12:52pm

On Prospect Street several blocks from Georgetown University campus, leading down to M Street, this 97-step concrete stairway became infamous after it was used in a key scene in the 1973 horror film. I remember walking up and down the "Exorcist steps" a few times!

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In Washington DC, an iconic setting from "The Exorcist"

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