If you’re looking forward to getting scared out of your mind this year at the movies, I don’t recommend seeing The Possession. Overall it was a pretty good movie. It had a good story line, good actors and all that, but the scare wasn’t all there. The story goes as such; Em, the youngest daughter of the Brenek family, convinces her recently divorced father, Clyde, to buy an odd looking wooden box at a yard sale. Little do they know, the box is home to a Dybbuk–the Judaic version of the possessing spirit. After the youngest daughter opens the box, which is a big “no-no” apparently, she begins to exhibit uncharacteristically strange, as well as increasingly violent, behaviors. But, you know, that’s expected after you become possessed. Later on, strange events start happening which are in direct correlation to the items she finds in the box.  As things start to escalate, the father seeks help from Rabbi Tzadok in hopes that he can save Em. If you’re someone who is interested in slow progressing, historical horror movies, this is the one for you. Although, if you’re like me and you prefer fast paced, make you jump-out-of-your-seat-and-scream-movies, keep looking. I can’t say this entire movie wasn’t good, the ending was a little unexpected and was probably the best part of the film. All in all, I did enjoy watching The Possession, but I wouldn’t see it again.