Deleted Scenes Archive

In the screenplay, the sequence where the Freelings and the paranormal psychologists witness the spirits at the staircase is a bit different. Instead of a floating spirit, the screenplay describes the spiritual display as “something ectoplasmic and blue-green” and later, “a crawling mass” that  ”resembles a...

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The scene where Diane is invaded by an invisible force and dragged up the walls was, at one time, a much darker and more aggressive sequence. It was a bit more clear that she was actually being raped by the invisible force. The original concept begins with...

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In the final film, there is a scene where Carol Anne approaches the television. A ghoulish hand floats out and bursts into the wall. In the screenplay, this began a small subplot, where a stain starts growing on that exact spot on the wall. Later...

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