Abby (1974)
AKA: Possess My Soul

Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastWilliam Marshall, Terry Carter, Austin Stoker, Carol Speed, Juanita Moore, Charles Kissinger, Elliott Moffitt, Nathan Cook, Nancy Lee Owens, William P. Bradford
Review
"This film undoubtedly rides the coattails of The Exorcist... [but] there is some new, intriguing ground broken by setting the possession not only in a minister's family, but also in a black family — given the prominent role that religion plays within the African-American community. Still, the big draw is seeing a prim and proper church lady grope and drop the MF bomb on unsuspecting parishioners, and in that respect, Abby delivers. It's also genuinely creepy at times, thanks to the thunderous audio filled with guttural groans and demonic voices. It's solid entertainment that deserves a wider audience" - BlackHorrorMovies.com
Ranking history
The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
EDITIONS IN TOP 1,0000
HIGHEST#1,6532023
LOWEST#2,4782019
Top 1,000Outside Top 1,000Missing ranking data
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Hidden Horrors
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