5 Underappreciated Horror Movies About Exorcism

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Possessions and exorcisms are some of the most frightening genres of horror films. The threat of being taken over by a demon with no way of exerting your own will is a terrifying prospect. Not only that but it looks like a painful process, often with possessed victims contorting uncontrollably, wounds appearing on their skin out of thin air. Then comes the ordeal of an exorcism, a process fraught with danger, for both the possessed and the exorcist.

Exorcisms have long been a staple of horror cinema, coming to prominence after the 1973 film The Exorcist shocked audiences across the globe and set the blueprint for hundreds of films to come. Obviously, not all of these films live up to the original, but they definitely deserve a watch.

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Based on an entirely fictional story of a haunted dybbuk box (dybbuks are part of Jewish mythology, dybbuk boxes are not), the film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clyde and Kira Sedgwick as Stephanie, divorcing parents of Em and Hannah. Em acquires the dybbuk box at a yard sale, but it is seemingly unopenable however, at night Em hears whispers coming from the interior. She is able to get the box open and finds some odd paraphernalia inside; a dead moth, a ring, a crudely carved wooden figure, and a tooth.

Things go downhill for the family from there. Em begins to display violent and erratic behavior, people start getting hurt around her, and apparently, an old woman lives inside the box and talks to her. Once Clyde realizes the strange obsession Em has with the box he takes it to a university professor who decodes what the box actually is: a dwelling place for a malevolent spirit. Is The Possession the most original take on an exorcism