It isn’t always about spinning heads and pea soup.
Possession can be demonic, spiritual, psychological, or even metaphorical. These stories explore what happens when control slips away, of the body, the mind, or the soul.
From classics like The Exorcist and The Evil Dead to more nuanced tales like Relic and Hereditary, possession films embody themes of corrupted innocence, inner turmoil, and the desperate fight to reclaim the self.
This tag also includes:
If a character’s very being is at stake, it belongs here.
Will finds himself with more to deal with than just a broken heart when he moves into a house with a demon. Sorry About the Demon 2023.
Prey for the Devil [The Devil’s Light] follows Sister Ann who visits an exorcism school where male priests are only allowed to perform rites.
Notorious serial killer Clayton’s soul is brought back from the dead & put inside a Chistmas Tree. Now The Killing Tree wants revenge.
A drug addict gets body-snatched by extraterrestrials in Fried Barry. Screened at virtual Cannes & Fantasia Fest 2020. Trip out with Barry.
The Whooper Returns aka The Occupant follows four siblings fighting over their inherited infamous family estate. Directed by Samuel Krebs.
A supernatural demonic horror movie, Sator will creep you out & convince you its compelling backstory might have a ring of truth to it.
