3 things about Waris Hussein’s THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY

The Possession of Joel Delaney [1971]

1. She looks up and we know.
2. On the shelf above the fridge.
3. “If you can believe in Don Pedro, he can help you. If not, you’re wasting your time.”

This intelligent, stylish shocker deserves to be better know. The ritual sequence is genuinely harrowing, and the final third had me on the edge of my seat. Haunting.