\nThe Exorcism of Roland Doe Shock Docs special started streaming on February 5 on discovery+. Among the experts interviewed in the film is Troy Taylor, who is the founder of American Hauntings Ink, which offers books, ghost tours, events, and weekend excursions.\xa0
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\n\n\nTroy has personally authored more than 130 books on ghosts, hauntings, true crime, the unexplained, and the supernatural in America, including The Devil Came to St. Louis (affiliate link), which was about the case of Roland Doe.
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\nTroy joined me to talk about the Roland Doe Shock Docs special and his part in it. Specifically, how he came to know about the case of Roland Doe, and how it led him to digging into how it inspired William Peter Blatty to write the book that inspired the iconic horror movie The Exorcist.
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\n But Troy's main interest was the real-life case, and that's what his book focuses on and what we talk most about.
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\nHe also addressed some of the most commonly asked questions he gets, namely:
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