The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) movie poster

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972 ·1h 45m · ★ 5.6 (36)

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.

Why it matters

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
86
Supernatural
100
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
100
Survival
0
OccultPossession

Content Warnings

Dehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookbrother sister relationshipclass differencesmanhattan, new york citymental illnessnew york citysatanismsocial classsocialitespiritualism

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