The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972 · 1h 45m · Horror · United States of America · Rated R (US)
If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible.
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.
Directed by
Waris HusseinBased on the novel by
Ramona Stewart5.9Smart score
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based on novel or bookbrother sister relationshipclass differencesmanhattan, new york citymental illnessnew york cityoccultpossessionsatanismsocial classsocialitespiritualism
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