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The Possession

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The basketball coach Clyde and his wife Stephanie divorced a couple of months ago and their teenage daughter Hannah and the girl Emily 'Em' live with their mother and spend the weekends with their father. One day, Clyde stops his car in a yard sale and Em buys an antique carved box and becomes obsessed with it. Em finds the hidden lock and releases an evil spirit that possesses her. Soon Clyde discovers that Em has a problem, but his ex-wife and her boyfriend Brett do not pay attention to him and get a restraining order against Clyde. Clyde seeks out Professor McMannis and when he sees the box, he explains that it is the Dibbuk Box, where a fiend is trapped inside. He also explains that the box should not be open; otherwise the person will be possessed by the spirit. Now Clyde travels to a Jewish community in New York and the rabbi's son Tzadok returns with him expecting to exorcise Em to save the girl.

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Natasha Calis
Em
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Clyde
Kyra Sedgwick
Stephanie

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Awards

  • 2012 - Key Art Award - Print - Best Motion Poster - nominated
  • 2013 - Saturn Award - Best DVD/Blu-Ray Release - nominated
  • 2013 - Golden Trailer - Best Horror - nominated
  • 2013 - Golden Trailer - Best Horror TV Spot - nominated

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The Possession Keeps Grip on No. 1 During Soft Box Office Weekend

The Possession held onto the top spot at the box office during one of the lowest-grossing box office weekends this year. In its second week, the horror movie grossed an estimated $9.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Lawless took the No. 2 spot with...

Sun, Sep 9, 2012
The Possession Keeps Grip on No. 1 During Soft Box Office Weekend

Grant Show Marries Katherine LaNasa

After a whirlwind engagement, former Melrose Place star Grant Show has married actress Katherine LaNasa.According to People, the couple tied the knot in Topanga, Calif., on Saturday at The Oak Grove at Ribbit Tree & Plant Nursery. Show and LaNasa announced their engagement just a month ago.

Sun, Aug 19, 2012
Grant Show Marries Katherine LaNasa

Melrose Place Star Grant Show Engaged

Melrose Place star Grant Show is engaged to actress Katherine La Nasa, People reports.Show was previously married to Pollyanna McIntosh, who filed for divorce in 2011 after seven years of marriage.

Fri, Jul 13, 2012
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