The Real Life Event: In 1949, a 13-year-old boy, known to the public as Roland Doe, was said to be possessed and consequently an exorcism was performed. It was said that he was close to his spiritualist aunt, who first introduced him to an Ouija board. After her death, Roland used to board to try to contact his aunt, which is when the alleged paranormal activity began. The family began to hear sounds, seeing furniture and religious items moving. It even went as far as things levitating and scratches appearing on Roland’s body. The family called for an exorcism of the child, and he experienced 30 attempts over the course of two months. Similar to the movie, during the course of the exorcism Roland reportedly spoke in a “demonic voice” and spat at the people who tried to help. Following the slew of exorcisms, Roland never experienced possession again and grew up to lead a normal life. The biggest difference from the movie is the gender of the child, the number of exorcism, and deaths.