THE POSSESSED (1977) – Episode 180 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 THE POSSESSED (1977) – Episode 180 – Decades Of Horror 1970s “I was kicked out of the church. I drank too much. I lusted. I was an adulterer… and other things.”&nbsp; Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take on yet another made-for-TV horror movie,&nbsp;The Possessed&nbsp;(1977). Pssst . . . this one has some surprises in the cast. Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 180 –&nbsp;The Possessed&nbsp;(1977) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the Satanic forces that are threatening the students at a school for girls. &nbsp; Director:&nbsp;Jerry Thorpe Writer:&nbsp;John Sacret Young&nbsp; Selected cast: James Farentino&nbsp;as Kevin Leahy Joan Hackett&nbsp;as Louise Gelson Harrison Ford&nbsp;as Paul Winjam Claudette Nevins&nbsp;as Ellen Sumner P. J. Soles&nbsp;as Marty Diana Scarwid&nbsp;as Lane Eugene Roche&nbsp;as Sergeant Taplinger Ann Dusenberry&nbsp;as Louise “Weezie” Summer Dinah Manoff&nbsp;as Celia Carol Jones&nbsp;as Alex Made-for-TV horror movies in the Seventies are the go-to for any monster kids growing up during that time, gathering around the tube with the family to watch chilling favorites such as&nbsp;The Night Stalker&nbsp;(1972),&nbsp;Duel&nbsp;(1971),&nbsp;Gargoyles&nbsp;(1972), and&nbsp;Trilogy of Terror&nbsp;(1975). Whoa boy, those were the times. Many a time the film was to serve as a pilot for a TV series ala&nbsp;Kolchak. With a familiar cast (P.J. Soles, James Farentino, Joan Hackett, and more),&nbsp;The Possessed&nbsp;(1977) would make an attempt at such a lofty goal only to miss the mark. Regardless, those who saw the film may remember the nail-spitting, cackling creepy lady at the end, or fans of Indiana Jones and Han Solo star Harrison Ford may seek this one out to catch his last role prior to&nbsp;Star Wars&nbsp;(1977). Sadly, time has not been kind to this post-Exorcist&nbsp;attempt at the supernatural but the Grue-Crew review it all the same. If you’d like to check out other made-for-TV horror gems covered by the 70s Grue-Crew, take a listen to these: DRACULA (1974) — Episode 61 SALEM’S LOT (1979) — Episode 69 SUMMER OF FEAR (1978) — Episode 79 THE NIGHT STALKER (1972) — Episode 84 THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1973) — Episode 87 TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) – Episode 108 GARGOYLES (1972) – Episode 131 THE LEGEND OF LIZZIE BORDEN (1975) – Episode 177 At the time of this writing,&nbsp;The Possessed&nbsp;is available to stream from YouTube. In terms of physical media, the film is currently available as a DVD from the Warner Brothers Archive Collection. Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be&nbsp;The Brotherhood of Satan&nbsp;(1971), from the production company that brought you&nbsp;A Boy and His Dog&nbsp;(1975), starring Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Alvy Moore, Charles Bateman, and Ahna Capri. We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.&nbsp; Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio http://docrotten.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25641141/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/144538596