The Possession of Joel Delaney

{{short description|1970 novel by Ramona Stewart}}

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| name = The Possession of Joel Delaney

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| caption = First edition cover

| author = Ramona Stewart

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| country = United States

| language = English

| genre = Horror

| publisher = Little, Brown and Company

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| media_type = Print (Hardcover, paperback)

| pages = 240 (first edition){{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,904381,00.html|magazine=Time|title=Books: Lady in the Dark|last=Foote|first=Timothy|date=October 5, 1970|url-status=live|archive-date=August 29, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210829194945/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,904381,00.html}}

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| oclc = 464352503

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The Possession of Joel Delaney is a 1970 horror novel by American writer Ramona Stewart. Its plot follows a woman who comes to believe her brother has been possessed by the spirit of a serial killer. It was adapted into the 1972 feature film of the same title starring Shirley MacLaine and Perry King.