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* the [[urban fantasy]] genre series by [[Jenna Black]], beginning with ''[[The Devil Inside]]'' | * the [[urban fantasy]] genre series by [[Jenna Black]], beginning with ''[[The Devil Inside]]'' | ||
Relatedly see: | ==Relatedly see:== | ||
* ''[[The Dyke and the Dybbuk]]'' by [[Ellen Galford]], possession by a Jewish spirit | * ''[[The Dyke and the Dybbuk]]'' by [[Ellen Galford]], possession by a Jewish spirit | ||
* ''[[Down a Dark Hall]]'' by [[Lois Duncan]], induced possession by the ghosts of artistic and musical masters | * ''[[Down a Dark Hall]]'' by [[Lois Duncan]], induced possession by the ghosts of artistic and musical masters | ||
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[[category:Themes and tropes]] | [[category:Themes and tropes]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 11 June 2010
A common trope in fantasy and horror, involving (a) a supernatural being (a "demon") whose invisible essence can "inhabit" or "possess" a human being.
Examples in literature and film are numerous, beginning with the famed film "The Exorcist".
For more recent takes on the genre see:
- Come Closer by Sara Gran, a psychological horror novel in which possession eels like going mad -- this plays on the folk superstitions associating madness and possession
- the urban fantasy genre series by Jenna Black, beginning with The Devil Inside
Relatedly see:
- The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford, possession by a Jewish spirit
- Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan, induced possession by the ghosts of artistic and musical masters