The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

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.

Director

Waris Hussein

Writers

Matt Robinson, Irene Kamp

Themesbased on novel or bookbrother sister relationshipclass differencesmanhattan, new york citymental illnessnew york cityoccultpossessionsatanismsocial class