The idea of demonic possession goes back thousands of years, to before we had film.
Instantly controversial,The Exorcistupset audiences and authorities alike and was banned in Britain for years.
Italy, as always, pulled through with the good stuff.
Although this teaches us similar lessons toThe Exorcistabout possession, we also learn that copyright means nothing in Turkey.
Do watch out with that copyright thing in America though.
Pretty spooky considering that Eshu is the spirit of whirlwinds and chaos, huh?
What do we learn from this one?
And that Italians hate clothes.
which is basically a bunch of nude hippies prancing around in circles as an uninterested goat looks on).
Here we learn that the protagonists problems with apparent possession may just be that she is sexually frustrated.
Leading lady Carla Gravina was overlooked at awards season but she really does give it some welly here.
Two young nuns form an unhealthy friendship, conjure a goat-like demon and possession swiftly follows.
The blasphemous imagery is undeniably still provocative.
Unlike their 70s counterparts, these 80s flicks tended to eschew actual religion in favour of non-specific evils.
Far showier than just shouting The power of Christ compels you!
While few could capture the hyper-kinetic vibe of Raimis film, its not to say they didnt try.
On Halloween, no less, so they really should know better.
What can I say?
It was acceptable in the 80s.
This explains the boom in found footage exorcism films from recent years.
Deliver Us From Evilis available now on DVD and Blu-ray.
