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Possession and exorcism is something that’s in every religion and every culture. It’s a real primal fear: Is the body a vessel for our spirits? What happens if something else takes over it? Where does the spirit go?

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Eli Roth
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 18
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Newton
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