Best Possession & Exorcism movies of 1980s

Actors : Beatrice Straight, JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke,

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.

Actors : Bruce Campbell, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss,
Directors : Sam Raimi,

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

Actors : Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, George C. Scott, Brad Dourif,
Directors : William Peter Blatty,

A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased 'Gemini' serial killer, lead him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

Actors : Burt Young, Jack Magner, Rutanya Alda, James Olson,
Directors : Damiano Damiani,

A family moves into their new home, which proves to be evil, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. Only the local priest can save him.

Actors : Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson,
Directors : Robert Resnikoff,

Dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic are trying to stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.

Actors : Suzanna Love, Ron James, Nicholas Love, John Carradine,
Directors : Ulli Lommel,

Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.

Actors : Stephanie Zimbalist, Jill Townsend, Charlton Heston, Susannah York,
Directors : Mike Newell,

An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.

Actors : Giovanni Frezza, Laura Lenzi, Brigitta Boccoli, Christopher Connelly,
Directors : Lucio Fulci,

An archaelogist opens an Egyptian tomb and accidently releases an evil spirit. His young daughter becomes possessed by the freed enity and, upon arrival back in New York, the gory murders begin.

Actors : Norman Burton, Marjoe Gortner, Maurice Sherbanee, Bobbie Bresee,
Directors : Michael Dugan,

Traumatized by her mother's death, young Susan is becoming possessed by the same demon that possessed her mother before she died. More and more her husband and psychiatrist are noticing the...

Actors : Jasmin, Hemant Birje, Sahila Chaddha, Kulbhushan Kharbanda,

A beautiful young girl, unfortunately possessed from her childhood by a vengeful spirit, wanders around lonely places to seduce and kill people and thus, gradually becoming lost into a dark world of revenge and lust.

Actors : Lash La Rue, Mary M. Dalton, Anna Lane Tatum, Cynthia Bailey,
Directors : Phil Smoot,

The spirits of dead Indians are haunting a couple's house, and they call in an exorcist, whose trademark is a black whip, to get rid of them.

Actors : Toni Basil, Donna Denton, Nicholas Celozzi, Tom Reilly,
Directors : Dimitri Logothetis,

A man visits Alcatraz prison after having dreams about all the people who died there. When he gets there, his brother is possessed by an envil cannibal demon. The ghost of a female heavy ...

Actors : Fanny Fen-Ni, Fei Ai, Lily Chan, Melvin Wong,
Directors : Chih-Hung Kuei,

While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.

Actors : Robert Gerald Witt, Dean Schoepter, Gary Wallace, Karin Sjöberg,
Directors : Bruce Toscano,

A motorist who comes upon an auto accident finds a bottle at the scene. The bottle contains a demon who proceeds to possess him.

Actors : Elisa R. Malinovitz, Stephanie Leigh Steel, Thomas Cue, Tom Bongiorno,
Directors : L. Scott Castillo Jr.,

At a mountain resort, a local resident is possessed by the evil spirit of an ancient mountain man, and terrorizes a ski lodge.

Actors : Lisa Erickson, Chad Christian, Suzy Stokey, Warren Lincoln,

A man comes into possession of an ancient Aztec doll. However, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, which takes over his body.

Actors : Pam La Testa, Victoria Dryden, Caroline Capers Powers, Roger Neil,
Directors : Roberta Findlay,

Murder victim's spirit reaches out from beyond the grave in an attempt to possess the body of a young woman who has moved into his old apartment.

Actors : Birbal, Prem Krishan, Padmini Kapila, Vijayendra Ghatge,

Christopher goes to meet a woman at a remote guest house for exorcism wearing a expensive diamond ring he gets murdered that night for the ring and his hand is brutally chopped off,The hand then returns for revenge.

Actors : Shekhar Suman, Rajesh Khanna, Farha Naaz, Moon Moon Sen,
Directors : B.R. Ishara,

Aarti is possessed by the evil spirit of Asha who wants revenge on her killers. Aarti's husband tries everything possible to free her from the evil spirit.

Actors : Bong-jin Jin, Jin Heo, Byeong-sun Park, Chi-woo Lee,
Directors : In Soo Kim,

A woman is tricked into betraying her lover and her father is slain. She throws herself into a lake, but the legendary spirit inhabiting the lake takes possession of her body.