The Possession of Joel Delaney
If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don't believe, no explanation is possible.
Horrornew york citybased on novel or bookpossessionsatanismclass differencesmental illnesssocialiteoccultmanhattan, new york cityspiritualismsocial classbrother sister relationship
A dark, spiritually-charged possession horror that explores class anxiety and the fragility of sanity through the lens of a woman's desperate belief in her brother's demonic affliction.
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.
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