Deliver Us From Evil is still killing it on Netflix, but how much of the horror movie is true?
The Big Picture There's a reason why 2014's Deliver Us From Evil uses the tagline "Inspired by the actual accounts of an NYPD sergeant" instead of "based on." Although the film features the real-life NYPD sergeant and demonologist, Richie Sarchie , the majority of the storyline is entirely fictional.
Deliver Us from Evil New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city. As a demonologist, Sarchie claims to have done 25 exorcisms and "hundreds" of house exorcisms — this number was last confirmed in a USA Today interview in 2014 and may have risen since then. Sarchie actually kept tapes of the exorcisms, which Derrickson describes as "horrifying" to USA Today, but doesn't showcase them as he offers "strict confidentiality" for his clients.
Is Father Medoza a Real Person in 'Deliver Us From Evil?' Speaking of real people, the unorthodox and compelling priest, Father Mendoza , is actually a fictional amalgamation of two real-life religious figures: Bishop Robert McKenna and Father Malachi Martin . In Deliver Us From Evil, Father Mendoza is critical in Sarchie's understanding of the spiritual and demonic forces at play in his case.
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