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The Jewish Chronicle

The Posession: Sam Raimi's take on the Dybbuk

August 13, 2012 12:04

By

Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Spiderman director Sam Raimi brings together Hollywood horror and Jewish folklore, in this retelling of the Dybbuk story.

A Dybbuk is said to be a malicious spirit that escapes from the soul of a dead person and attaches itself to that of a living person in order to complete something left unfinished.