The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

The Possession of Joel Delaney 1972 Norah Benson Shirley MacLaine, an affluent socialite living in Manhattans Upper East Side, seems to be living the perfect life as a divorced mother of two After her mothers suicide, she becomes a mother figure to her younger brother, Joel Delaney Perry King However, Joel begins to begin to act strangely He tries to attack a man and is taken to a mental asylum He loses his free spirited kindness in exchange for a turbulent personality After the twin shields of her affluence and naivete have been broken down, Norah seeks the help of a spiritualist to attempt to exorcise the spirit of a murderer they believe to be possessing Joel But Joel turns on Norah and threatens her life and those of her children