The steep, narrow flight of 75 stone steps in the U.S. capital's Georgetown area are part of Hollywood legend --- in "The Exorcist," a priest falls to his death in one of the film's most memorable scenes. Now, Washington's so-called "Exorcist Steps" could soon achieve historic landmark status. Andrew Huff, a self-proclaimed "student of the horror genre," is a huge fan of "The Exorcist," which was released in 1973, two years after the best-seller of the same name by William Peter Blatty. In 2015, he organized a small ceremony attended by Blatty, a graduate of Georgetown University, and film director William Friedkin when a plaque noting the spooky staircase's role in movie hi...
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