Reversing the Backward Demons!

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October 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21166

drexul
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thanks for posting this clip. After reading the various posts about it, I was curious but didnt have the means to play it backwards. Very cool clip

October 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21168

fatherbowdern
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drexul, you’re very welcome. I finally finagled a couple of programs together to get it to play backward and it’s freaky!

October 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21174

X
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Death Metal vocalists aint got nothing on Regan!

October 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21175

fatherbowdern
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LOL! “uoy ees I” or “I see you!”

October 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21177

howdythere
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Here’s confirmation, directly from the script. Reverse the letters to tell what she is saying backwards.

Karraspulls out a small vial of water.

REGAN/DEMON
What’s that?

KARRAS
Holy water.

Karras moves to the end of the bed.

REGAN/DEMON
You keep it away.

Karras uncaps the vial and now sprinkles it’s contents over
Regan. Instantly, Regan writhes in pain and terror.

REGAN/DEMON
Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! It burns! Ohhhh! It burns!

Regan’s head falls back onto the pillow as she rolls her head
from side to side shouting out indistrict gibberish:

REGAN/DEMON
Emit su evig!

Karras is intrigued and sits on the bed beside her. He moves the
microphone up to her mouth an listens.

REGAN/DEMON
Ydob eht ni mraw si ti! Uoy ees I! Tseirp a si eh! Emit su evig!
Nirrem! Nirrem!

KARRAS
Who are you?

REGAN/DEMON
Tseirp a si eh! Eno on ma I! Eno on ma I! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

October 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21180

fatherbowdern
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You know, when you think about it, maybe Stephen King did a little take on this in The Shining with the word, “REDRUM.” 🙂

October 12, 2008 at 11:59 PM #13371

fatherbowdern
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Hey Folks,

There’s been mini-posts here and there as to whether the demons that are recorded by Karras coming out of Regan after the holy water sprinkling sound identical to the tape he is listening to in the Georgetown U Language Department. This is the one where the professor tells him it’s English in reverse. Think it’s exactly the same?

Nope! There are a few instances where you here things like, “I see you!” Also, there are actually a couple of voices that sound like they were recorded backward and then played forward: “Give us time!” and “It’s warm in the body.” Plus, there’s nothing about “Dimmy” from his mother.

Very strange to listen to when reversed:

Enjoy!

Regan Speaking Backward to Forward.WMV

October 12, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21184

Witch of Endor
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Nah, Stephen King probably just liked strong liquor. What does She mean by “I am no one”?

October 12, 2008 at 11:59 PM #21199

fatherbowdern
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Good question, dsea. What do you think it means? I think it’s up for interpretation. Perhaps it’s one of the suffering souls inside of Regan answering Karras with more non-sensible gibberish? What do you think?
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