Best Possession & Exorcism movies of 1960s

The Gorgon(1964)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 8

In the early 20th century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.



Equinox(1970)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor.



Matka Joanna od aniolów(1961)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.



The Skull(1965)

Combined Rating:
7
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A collector comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade and learns it is possessed by an evil spirit.



Diary of a Madman(1963)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An evil spirit leaves the body of his human host, a criminal on death-row, and sneaks into the body of his next human host, a French magistrate.



The She Beast(1966)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young woman is driving alongside a lake. She has an accident and the car plunges into the water. Her body is then possessed by the spirit of an 18th-century witch who was killed by local ...



La cripta e l'incubo(1964)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor;Carmilla. A young woman becomes intrigued by the ...