Best Possession & Exorcism movies of 1970s

Actors : Ellen Burstyn, Lee J. Cobb, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair,
Directors : William Friedkin,

When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.

Actors : Richard Burton, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher,
Directors : John Boorman,

A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.

Actors : Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, R.G. Armstrong, James Brolin,
Directors : Elliot Silverstein,

A mysterious black, sleek automobile terrorizes everyone it comes into contact with in a small town in Utah. The local sheriff may be the only person who can stop this menace which has been possessed by pure evil.

Actors : Michele Dotrice, Patrick Wymark, Barry Andrews, Linda Hayden,
Directors : Piers Haggard,

Horror thriller set in 17th century England about the children of a village slowly converting into a coven of devil worshipers.

Actors : Suzanna Love, Ron James, Nicholas Love, John Carradine,
Directors : Ulli Lommel,

Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.

Actors : Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano,
Directors : Mario Bava,

Surreal goings-on at a Spanish villa in this poetic horror fairytale, which was crassly re-edited into The House of Exorcism (1975) for US release.

Actors : Frank Bonner, Robin Christopher, Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt,

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.

Actors : Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Telly Savalas, Alessio Orano,

A total re-edit of Mario Bava's gothic classic Lisa e il diavolo (1973) for US release in 1975. Cheesy exorcism scenes were shot to try to capitalize on the success of The Exorcist (1973).

Actors : Julie Ritter, William Russ, Linda Bond, Demene Hall,
Directors : George Barry,

A bed possessed by a demon spirit consumes its users alive.

Actors : Stephanie Zimbalist, Jill Townsend, Charlton Heston, Susannah York,
Directors : Mike Newell,

An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.

Actors : Roger Davis, Stuart Whitman, Janit Baldwin, Piper Laurie,
Directors : Curtis Harrington,

Sixteen years after Ruby Claire's gangster boyfriend was shot and killed by four associates, a series of gruesome murders takes place at the drive-in movie theatre she now owns. Meanwhile, ...

Actors : Perry King, Shirley MacLaine, Lisa Kohane, David Elliott,
Directors : Waris Hussein,

A woman begins to suspect that her brother is possessed by a voodoo spirit.

Actors : William Marshall, Carol Speed, Terry Carter, Austin Stoker,
Directors : William Girdler,

A possession film about a marriage counselor who becomes possessed by a Demon of Sexuality, when her father in law, an Exorcist, freed it while in Africa. He returns home, along with his ...

Actors : Agah Hün, Meral Taygun, Canan Perver, Cihan Ünal,
Directors : Metin Erksan,

A little girl is possessed by a demon.

Actors : Donald Pleasence, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, Eileen Atkins,
Directors : Peter Sasdy,

A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. Cue a spate of strange ...

Actors : Beverly Murray, Randi Allen, Alan Scarfe, Dorothy Davis,
Directors : Eddy Matalon,

A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her dead aunt, who died in a car accident. Soon members of her family begin to mysteriously die off.

Actors : Carmen Yazalde, Anne Libert, Doris Thomas, Karin Field,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

A group of nun's become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during the inquisition.

Actors : Joanna Cassidy, Nicoletta Elmi, Richard Johnson, Ida Galli,
Directors : Massimo Dallamano,

The titular medallion is a gift presented to young Nicole Elmi. Once the girl places the gift around her neck, she is possessed by the spirit of a dead child who was a murderess.

Actors : Jill Jacobson, Geoffrey Land, Marilyn Joi, Katherine Pass,
Directors : Al Adamson,

A hospital nurse is possessed by an evil spirit, and proceeds to kill off the hospital's patients.

Actors : Franco Jamonte, Mark Damon, Claudia Gravy, Aldo Bufi Landi,
Directors : Leopoldo Savona,

A boy is possessed by Byleth, the demon of the incest. He wants to madly love his sister, but his tragic end will be the natural epilogue of this morbid tale.