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The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972 · 105 min · EN · R · 5.6 (39 votes)
Dir. Waris Hussein · Starring Shirley MacLaine, Perry King, Michael Hordern, David Elliott, Lisa Kohane, Barbara Trentham · Music Joe Raposo

“If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible.”

Horror

An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.

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A chilling descent into urban dread. This film feels like a fever dream, where the glossy facade of Manhattan hides a rot of occult forces and psychological decay. It's a slow, unsettling crawl into paranoia and the uncanny.

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