Life Why horror classic ‘The Exorcist’ doesn’t feel all that scary 45 years later December 24, 2018 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY Comments Off on Why horror classic ‘The Exorcist’ doesn’t feel all that scary 45 years later 'The Exorcist' is marking its 45th anniversary, but the horror classic starring Linda Blair is much less scary to watch in 2018 than it was in 1973.