5 Most Gripping Films About Possession

Ghostbusters (1984): A comic classic, obviously -- let's just get that out of the way and move on. The phrase "Are you the Keymaster?" spoken by a possessed Sigourney Weaver in a slinky red dress and wild hair and makeup, is instantly recognizable all these years later. But as Bill Murray learns in the kind of sly, confident perrformance that's emblematic of his work in the '80s, there is no Dana, only Zuul. Dana's been taken over by a demonic ... more 

Ghostbusters (1984): A comic classic, obviously -- let's just get that out of the way and move on. The phrase "Are you the Keymaster?" spoken by a possessed Sigourney Weaver in a slinky red dress and wild hair and makeup, is instantly recognizable all these years later. But as Bill Murray learns in the kind of sly, confident perrformance that's emblematic of his work in the '80s, there is no Dana, only Zuul. Dana's been taken over by a demonic beast living in her Manhattan high-rise, causing her to roll her eyes, roar and float above her bed. Director Ivan Reitman takes all this traditional demonic-possession imagery and uses it to amuse us rather than make us scream. less