Seven in Lancashire Possessions
Seven in Lancashire Possessions (1595–1597) English case of possessed children and adults, involving John Dee and the Puritan minister the REVEREND JOHN DARREL. The case…
Category: Possessions
St. Louis Exorcism (1949)
St. Louis Exorcism (1949) Complex Possession case that inspired the novel and movie The Exorcist, variously interpreted as one of Demonic possession, Poltergeist activity, and…
Throckmorton Possessions
Throckmorton Possessions (1589–1593) The first well-known case of possessed young people and the successful destruction of witches based on the evidence of minors. The story…
Cole, Ann
Ann Cole (17th century) was an accused witch in Hartford, Connecticut, who was believed to be under Demonic Possession. The case was recorded in a…
Maid of Orlach Possession
Maid of Orlach Possession (1831) was the most remarkable Possession case from the files of the German mesmerist Justinus Kerner. The Maid of Orlach was…
Soissons Possessions (1582)
Soissons Possessions (1582) The Possession of four persons in Soissons, France, used by the Catholic Church in their campaign against the Protestant Huguenots. The Soissons…
Aix-en-Provence Possessions
Aix-en-Provence Possessions : The burning alive of Father Louis Gaufridi for bewitchment of the nuns at Aix in 1611 formed the legal precedent for the…
Vienna Possession (1583)
The Vienna Possession (1583) was about a teenaged girl possessed of more than 12,000 Demons, allegedly sent by her grandmother. The Vienna Possession case has…