{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"THE POSSESSED (1977) \u2013 Episode 180 \u2013 Decades Of Horror 1970s","description":"\u201cI was kicked out of the church. I drank too much. I lusted. I was an adulterer\u2026 and other things.\u201d  Join your faithful Grue Crew \u2013 Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr \u2013 as they take on yet another made-for-TV horror movie, The Possessed (1977). Pssst . . . this one has some surprises in the cast. Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 180 \u2013 The Possessed (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.   Director: Jerry Thorpe Writer: John Sacret Young  Selected cast: James Farentino as Kevin Leahy Joan Hackett as Louise Gelson Harrison Ford as Paul Winjam Claudette Nevins as Ellen Sumner P. J. Soles as Marty Diana Scarwid as Lane Eugene Roche as Sergeant Taplinger Ann Dusenberry as Louise \u201cWeezie\u201d Summer Dinah Manoff as Celia Carol Jones 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 The Night Stalker (1972), Duel (1971), Gargoyles (1972), and Trilogy of Terror (1975). Whoa boy, those were the times. Many a time the film was to serve as a pilot for a TV series ala Kolchak. With a familiar cast (P.J. Soles, James Farentino, Joan Hackett, and more), The Possessed (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 Star Wars (1977). Sadly, time has not been kind to this post-Exorcist attempt at the supernatural but the Grue-Crew review it all the same. If you\u2019d like to check out other made-for-TV horror gems covered by the 70s Grue-Crew, take a listen to these: DRACULA (1974) \u2014 Episode 61 SALEM\u2019S LOT (1979) \u2014 Episode 69 SUMMER OF FEAR (1978) \u2014 Episode 79 THE NIGHT STALKER (1972) \u2014 Episode 84 THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1973) \u2014 Episode 87 TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) \u2013 Episode 108 GARGOYLES (1972) \u2013 Episode 131 THE LEGEND OF LIZZIE BORDEN (1975) \u2013 Episode 177 At the time of this writing, The Possessed 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\u2019s 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 The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), from the production company that brought you A Boy and His Dog (1975), starring Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Alvy Moore, Charles Bateman, and Ahna Capri. We want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.  ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"