In Popular Culture
Pazuzu has been featured in numerous spoofs/parodies. A notable example is Scary Movie 2, in which the scenes of the exorcism of Regan are spoofed in the prologue. The character was also spoofed in the film Repossessed; Linda Blair starred in the film and reprised her role as the demon.
In Futurama, the Professor's pet gargoyle was named Pazuzu.
A statue resembling Pazuzu appears in the Gorillaz's music video for "Rock It". Pazuzu is also depicted in the cover art of their 2007 compilation album D-Sides, designed by Jamie Hewlett. Band vocalist 2D is also sometimes depicted wearing a "Captin Howdy" t-shirt.
In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, the main character enters a tower called Pazuzu's Tower, and defeats a winged, bird-like creature who guards the Wind Crystal. Pazuzu makes a second appearance in Doom Castle, on a floor that resembles the tower the main character climbed earlier in the game.
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