A Look at the Scariest "Possessed Demons" in Cinema

Pazuzu in The Exorcist

The Exorcist is widely regarded as one of the most haunting horror films of all time, and a landmark in the "demon possession" genre. Released in 1976, the film quickly became a box office sensation, and the story of the demon Pazuzu became a haunting obsession for many. Pazuzu is the son of two gods but fell from grace and became a demon. With the form of a man with a dog's head and the wings of a hawk, he represents locusts, disease-causing winds that destroy crops and spread disease among farmers.

Pazuzu's face in The Exorcist is still remembered by many to this day…

Bathsheba Sherman in The Conjuring

In 1885, Bathsheba, after performing a childbirth, immediately stabbed a large sewing needle into the child's skull as a sacrifice to Satan. In The Conjuring, the main character, the mother Carolyn Perron, states that while lying on the sofa, she suddenly felt a sharp pain radiating through her calf, and then her muscles began to contract.

The demons in The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Set in Germany, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is based on the true story of the unnatural death of Anneliese Michel, who is believed to have been possessed by not just one, but a whole horde of demons. In the film, when the priest asks Emily, now possessed by demons, who is inside her, several entities respond. They identify themselves as: Cain – the son of Adam and Eve, “the world’s first murderer,” Nero – the Roman emperor, Judas – the 13th Apostle who betrayed Jesus, Belial – one of the seven princes of Hell, and even the demon lord Lucifer. Of course, despite attempts at healing and prayers, nothing can save her from her tragic end.

Lamia in Drag me to the hell

Drag Me to Hell begins when the main character, a female lawyer, is unable to help her client, an elderly woman, keep her house. As a result, the elderly woman curses her, causing her to be dragged down to hell by the demon Lamia. According to Greek mythology, Lamia was originally a beautiful goddess, Zeus's lover, who caused Hera (Zeus' wife) to become jealous and harm her child. This led Lamia to fall into depravity and seek out children to devour. In her demonic form, Lamia takes on the body of a beautiful woman with a snake tail.

Lamia's representative in Drag Me to Hell

The Three-Eyed God in the series "Playing with Black Magic"

Thai cinema in the early 21st century caused a sensation worldwide by bringing the mysterious dark magic of their country to the big screen. In the film, the sorcerer Dis, having absorbed too much dark magic and unable to control it, is consumed by it from within, leaving him with festering wounds. The only way to save himself is to possess the dark power of the Three-Eyed God to control the wounds. However, this god refuses to cooperate with Dis, forcing him to resort to force, which ultimately fails, and he dies from his own actions. The Three-Eyed God is a deity in the beliefs of the Cambodian, Khmer, and Thai people. In remote areas of Cambodia and Thailand, the Three-Eyed God is sometimes a symbol of those who practice dark magic.

Nefas in A DEMON WITHIN

Nefas is a minion of Satan, always lurking in one place for centuries, undergoing a long process of development, with young girls always being his targets. But unlike other demonic brethren, Nefas doesn't slowly take over his victims; instead, he attacks them, infecting them with disease, parasitizing their bodies, and keeping their loved ones unaware of what's happening, leading them to mistakenly believe their loved ones died from an undiagnosed incurable disease.

Regarding the film A Demon Within, it stars Charlene Amoia, Clint Glenn Hummel, Patricia Ashley, and Michael Ehlers.

The Haunting begins when a single mother and her daughter move into a new house. However, from the very first days in their new home, the daughter, Charlotte, begins to show inexplicable symptoms. They seek treatment at numerous hospitals, but to no avail, until Dr. Miller, the former owner of the house, gets involved. Seeing Charlotte, Miller is reminded of Maddie, a similar case from the past, whom he had helplessly watched die. The young doctor is determined to uncover the truth and save Charlotte.

The Haunted Game was released in Vietnam, premiering in theaters nationwide from April 14, 2017, and is not suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

The Thanh