In "The Version You've Never Seen", the images are superimposed over other scenes as well: the demon's face can be seen on the hood of the stove when Chris MacNeil has just returned home from speaking with the doctors and the lights go out in the kitchen. The statue of "Pazuzu" (encountered by Father Merrin in the opening scene) can clearly been seen in the background during the exorcism after the room has shaken violently. There are two other places where this image is displayed: when Regan, lying on the bed, turns to look at Father Merrin and Father Karras, and just after the head-turning scene. For instance: when the priest is dreaming of his mother coming up out of the subway, there is a brief cutaway of a demon's face ( Eileen Dietz), painted black and white, grimacing. There were originally many very brief "blink and you'll miss them" cutaway shots in the 1973 release film, intended to create unease in the viewer. This was probably the reason why Friedkin declined to call back McCambridge to provide the demon's voice for the film's TV version, instead deciding to do the voice himself. McCambridge later recalled the experience as one of horrific rage, while Friedkin admitted that her performance-as well as the extremes which the actress put herself through to gain authenticity-terrifies the director to this day.
At William Friedkin's direction, McCambridge was also bound to a chair with pieces of a torn sheet at her neck, arms, wrists, legs and feet to get a more realistic sound of the demon struggling against its restraints. As she was giving up sobriety, she insisted that her priest be present to counsel her during the recording process. The actress, who had had problems with alcohol abuse in the past, furthermore wanted to drink whiskey as she knew alcohol would distort her voice even more, and create the crazed state of mind of the character. Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who provided the voice of the demon, insisted on swallowing raw eggs and chain smoking to alter her vocalizations.
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