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Demonic Possession Horror Movies

These horror stories make demonic control of a human host central to the terror, often escalating through supernatural attacks, occult rituals, or exorcism.

Demonic possession horror movies turn the human body into a battleground between ordinary people and malevolent supernatural forces. The focus here is not simply a haunted location, unexplained paranormal activity, or ordinary mind control: demonic possession of a person must be a central part of the threat. These possession horror movies can approach that idea in very different ways, from exorcisms and religious confrontations to occult rituals and supernatural attacks within a family home. The selection also includes horror movies about demonic possession that mix the supernatural with other forms, such as courtroom drama, while keeping the possession itself materially important to the story.

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The Conjuring

2013

After the Perron family moves into an old Rhode Island farmhouse, increasingly violent supernatural activity leads them to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. As the attacks intensify, the case develops into a demonic threat capable of possessing a family member, pushing the Warrens toward an exorcism.

Why it fitsMay contain spoilers

The haunting culminates in a demonic entity possessing Carolyn Perron, with preventing the entity from controlling and killing through her becoming the central climax.

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005

A lawyer defends a priest charged after the death of Emily Rose, a young woman whose terrifying symptoms led him to perform an exorcism. The story moves between courtroom arguments over medical explanations and disturbing flashbacks depicting Emily's escalating ordeal and apparent demonic possession.

Why it fitsMay contain spoilers

Emily's alleged but narratively material demonic possession and the attempted exorcism are central to both the horror story and the courtroom investigation.

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Bring Her Back

2025

After their father's death, teenage Andy and his partially blind stepsister Piper are placed with an eccentric foster carer whose home also contains a disturbing mute boy. As her obsession with her drowned daughter becomes clearer, the siblings encounter an occult resurrection ritual involving a child under demonic possession.

Why it fitsMay contain spoilers

Oliver is explicitly possessed by the demon Tari, and his possession is essential to Laura's resurrection ritual and drives much of the film's escalating supernatural horror.

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