Cool Horror Videos: Meet the cop who inspired Deliver Us From Evil

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 12 years ago

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

In Scott Derrickson’s DELIVER US FROM EVIL, Eric Bana plays Ralph Sarchie, a NY detective who faces unspeakable evil in the City That Never Sleeps. You may find it hard to believe, but Bana’s character is based on a real man, Ralph Sarchie, whose experiences with the supernatural during his time in the NYPD inspired his novel, “Beware the Night”.

Today brings us a closer look at Sarchie in the form of a 14-minute documentary. Some of the language may be considered NSFW, but he’s a colorful character from New York, what do you expect?

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Eric Walkuski

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Favorite Movies: Jaws, Star Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Dawn read more of the Dead ('78), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74), Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, The Manchurian Candidate ('62), Taxi Driver, Back to the Future, Stand by Me, Shaun of the Dead, Boogie Nights, La Dolce Vita, 12 Angry Men, The Birds, Touch of Evil

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