we found this on the internet giving an idea to the reality of possession films.
There are three films are based on true cases where priests or paranormal investigators were called in to help rid the sufferer of an evil spirit or demon.
There are three films are based on true cases where priests or paranormal investigators were called in to help rid the sufferer of an evil spirit or demon.
Some films about exorcism are based on documented cases that are similar to the one portrayed in the movie. Three such examples are The Exorcist, The Entity, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
The Exorcist
One of the most popular made films about spirit possession is The Exorcist. In this 1973 film based on a novel by William Peter Blatty, where a 12 year old girl, becomes possessed. Regan, played by Linda Blair, begins to display extreme and hostile behavior. Strange noises and unexplained events such as the violent shaking of her bed occur. Two priests are contacted to perform an exorcism. During the exorcism the older priest, Father Merrin, dies of a heart attack. Father Karras provokes the demon to leave Regan and enter his body, then jumps from the window, thus saving the young girl.The story was inspired by a documented exorcism that was performed on a 14 year old boy named Douglas Deen in a rural area near Washington D.C. Unexplained phenomena came from his room such as strange noises, moving furniture, and the bed shaking. A Roman Catholic priest was called in, and an exorcism performed. The events were not as extreme as the ones portrayed in the movie. After a period of two months the strange occurrences stopped.
The Entity
In this 1981 horror movie, a single mother, Carla Moran, is tormented by an invisible being who repeatedly abuses and rapes her. The psychiatrist believes she has emotional problems and is imagining the violent attacks. Finally, she gets two paranormal scientists to investigate, who attempt to trap the entity. At first it appears they have succeeded, but when Carla returns home the ghost is there, waiting. She is eventually driven from the house. Though she is still plagued by paranormal occurrences, they decrease in intensity after she moves.In 1974 two paranormal researchers, Kerry Gaynor and Barry Taff investigated a case involving a California woman, Carlotta Moran, who claimed to have been attacked both physically and sexually by an unknown entity. The investigators went to her house, where they witnessed poltergeist activity, floating lights and other strange phenomena. The attacks grew less frequent when the woman moved from the house, but she still claims to experience unusual happenings.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a courtroom drama that concerns the trial of Father Moore. In a series of flashbacks, the film depicts the events leading up to Emily Rose’s death. Experts discuss Emily’s symptoms which could have been a result of epilepsy and psychosis. But Emily’s family, who believed she was possessed by demons, ask for an exorcism. Father Moore performs an exorcism, in which demons appeared to speak through the girl. After this, Emily stops taking her medication, refuses to eat, and dies a short time later. Father Moore is found guilty, but receives a light sentence for his part in the exorcism, which might have indirectly lead to the girl’s death from lack of medical attention.It is stated in the film’s credits that the story was based on the true account of Anneliese Michel. And the film does follow closely the documented story. Anneliese was born in 1952 in Klingenberg, Germany. In 1968 she started suffering attacks that appeared to epileptic seizures, and began seeing hallucinations. Starting in 1975, a series of exorcisms were performed, but Anneliese seemed to worsen, and refused to eat. Her parents and the two exorcists were charged with negligent homicide for not getting her proper medical attention.
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