Over the last few years, possession narratives, in which characters are taken over by malevolent spirits, demons or gods, have been booming among horror filmmakers, with The Pope's Exorcism (2023), The Medium (2021), Evil Dead Rise (2022), Umma (2022), Talk to Me (2023), It Lives Inside (2023) and, of course, The Conjuring Universe all deploying them. Mary Wild, Freudian horror critic and host of the psychoanalysis and film podcast Projections, points out how few and far between young boys are the victims of possession because "teenage boys and young men are not expected to resist and combat bodily instincts; the prospect of possession in the male context is rendered structurally irrelevant". On the other hand, blaming female puberty and the emergence of female sexuality on a demonic force is "toxically reassuring", she says, and absolves the possessed of any responsibility or agency.

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In The Devil's Candy, a family's life is irrevocably altered when they move into a new home that, unbeknownst to them, was once inhabited by a serial killer who appears to be compelled by a demonic force. This demonic force attempts to consume Jesse, an artist and the husband of the family. The possession side of things isn't really the focus of the narrative. However, it leaves more room for the drama that makes the horrific sequences so much more intense as the audience comes to really know the family at the heart of the story. The Dragonborn, post-defeating Alduin, found herself adrift when the Divines, even Akatosh and Kynareth whom she had done so much for, went silent. She crafted a life on Solstheim, as far away as possible from the civil war. Neither side was willing (or able) to act on the true enemy, so she put a mental pin in the subject and hoped she could keep her distance from the trouble. The Curious Cat ( RWBY); via targeting the victim by breaking them down and leaving them with no purpose While 2009's Jennifer's Body by director Karyn Kusama didn't immediately strike a chord with audiences, it has since developed a cult following that has gained a new weight in recent years. Jennifer's Body is a great teen movie, as the film explores a young woman's assault and murder as a ritualistic offering by a satanic indie band. Following that, Jennifer's body becomes the host of a dark and murderous demon succubus who begins to feed on her fellow classmates, while her best friend is left to deal with the monster she has become. While found-footage-style films had been around for some time, Paranormal Activity jump-started the genre again eight years after The Blair Witch Project did it the first time. Paranormal Activity found success with its low-budget but horrific scares, as the movie follows a couple who are experiencing strange occurrences within their home. Eventually, they record the nighttime "activities" of this presence. To their amazement, they discover something supernatural is actually occurring.The 1987 movie examines demonic possession from an unusually scientific perspective, as a group of scientists and students study an ominous cylinder containing an unknown substance. It's revealed that it's an ancient text that describes the physical manifestation of the Devil himself. The movie cleverly meshes supernatural horror with science, and though it isn't exactly scientifically accurate, few demon-possession movies have ever approached the subgenre from a scientific standpoint.

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However, when it comes to demonic possession in modern pop culture, there is one ur-text: the late, great William Friedkin's film The Exorcist, which turns 50 in December. One of the undisputed masterpieces of cinema, horror or otherwise, it is based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty. Like the book, it tells the story of Regan, a young girl in Washington DC who is possessed by a demon and saved by Catholic priests. Alongside its anniversary celebrations, meanwhile, comes this week's release of David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer, the latest in a line of legacy sequels (or requels) seeking to restart a powerful horror property afresh (Gordon Green has experience in this area, having previously rebooted the Halloween franchise with great commercial success). After finding out Gregory is in the plex, his uncles Jeremy and Vincent, try to go in and get him. Only to find themselves trapped in the plex overnight along with Gregory, and the murderous animatronics hunting them down. In earlier articles we had explained that in today’s times, 30% of the world’s population is possessed by ghosts and negative energies. However compared to men, a higher number of women are possessed. Through spiritual research we studied the reasons for this. 2. Subtle knowledge about why ghosts possess women more than men The release of the film also led to a spate of reports of demonic possession amongst the film's audience, which Warner Bros cleverly used to drum up publicity for the film. Indeed, the Exorcist's success helped set the stage for the "satanic panic" of the 1980s, when accusations of satanic ritual abuse swept through the US.

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In more recent horror films, the possession narrative has also evolved in some instances from being about invasion to identity, given that possession inherently presupposes one or more identities fighting for emergence. It Lives Inside (2023) sees an East Indian-American teenager Sam, or Samidha, become threatened by a demonic force that has already possessed her childhood friend. Charlotte and John's son ,Gregory, is obsessed with Freddy's new pizza plex. He can't understand why he's not allowed to go. Skilled users can possess multiple host bodies while retaining their own or even while occupying another vessel, ultimately leading to a Hive Mind.