''The Possession of Joel Delaney'' is a 1970

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by American writer

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. Its plot follows a woman who comes to believe her brother has been

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by the spirit of a

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. It was adapted into the 1972 feature film of the same title starring Shirley MacLaine and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Possession of Joel Delaney 1970 novels American horror novels Novels set in New York City