@@metalambert857yes love Abby Carol speed was so good in that flim would love to see it come on Blu Ray her and Pam geire would of been good in a flim dont know if Carol and Pam knew each other love Abby a classic of the 70s have a great day Tina in Bangor Maine im from Detroit Michigan
I had to watch this after hearing of the passing of Carol Speed. I just remember her on the Sanford and Son episode where she stood up Lamont at the wedding in the very 3rd episode. She was something in this movie and nearly had me convinced she was really possessed. Also great seeing William "Blacula" Marshall in the film as well. Thanks ReelBlack & RIP Carol Speed.
When the exorcist came out thank God I was too young to see it cause folks in my house was seriously traumatized but when this came out , me and some friends just had to sneak in and check this out. Worse mistake of my young life !! This movie messed all of us up for months !! Couldn't nobody sleep and constantly thinking folks in the house was possessed. Needless to say they had no problems getting us to go to church after that.
@Nettie Reynolds Now a-days though , these kids aren't fazed by stuff like we were. When my boys were young they watched this with me and laughed but I also watched the exorcist with them and all that laughing stopped.
@@3hooks781 We lived in DC at the time and finding out that the exorcist happened somewhere close was too much for me. I moved down south with my grandparents and finally got some sleep.
Thats a damn shame. This movie was pulled from the theater's because of vopywrite b.s.? No, what is was that The big shot company Warner Brothers saw this movie was getting too much publicity and $$ . Fearful because it was a all black cast and even though it was a "low budget" movie, it was drawing a lot of attention. Its all good when they steal and copy ; they get away with it and make billions. And we cant do anything about it. But let the situation be reversed, they get angry and jealous ,and find a way to end and stop the growth of $$ or anyway to keep us down. Can't win for losing. But overall, its still a great movie. I was in middle school when this came out.
I don't see how this low budget movie got so much attention to where it was removed from theaters. It came out around the same time as _The Exorcist,_ a much bigger movie with a huge box office draw. I remember seeing this & The Exorcist in NYC in the 70's when I was very young with My Father & Brother.
the exorcist released december 26 1973 abby released december 25 1974 and it showed thru 1979 at the drive ins still makin money..yes it got attention it has william marshall who played blacula and carol speed from the mack and juanita moore from imitation of life and the mack
abby need's to be remade ..i read that william peter blatty who wrote the exorcist saw the film and he had no problem with it he even tried talkin to warner bros tryin to talk them outta suing
Love this. Lots of great actors(William Marshall, Juanita Moore,Rod Perry,Carol Speed, Nathan Cook). All worked with what they were given & most of them should have had a bigger careers.
@@MAGAISKLAN That's what I kept thinking...im like that looks like the woman that played Goldie's mother on The Mack, and I knew her name was Juanita Moore 😊
Exactly! They were underrated and if they were working today, they would be huge, working actors!! They limited African American actors back then. They didn’t give them the best equipment or sets to work with. Regardless, they STILL were superb!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I'm almost 54 and I've never even heard of this movie, which tells me my mom was on her damn JOB! I feel so cheated, thank you for uploading this incredible gem!
Little known fact. Abby was pulled from the theater s early because Warner bros sued saying that it mimicked the exorcist too much. Wow. They was hating because the movie made 4 million in a month or so. Black films wasn't suppose to be that successful in that time. So maybe it wasn't necessarily your mom's that kept you from seeing the film when it first came out.
@Lance Lanny I agree that this movie was so lousy that it was a joke, but I did like Marshall as an exorcist. With that powerful voice, he could literally scare the devil out of someone! lol
I heard this film was actually kicking ass at the box office until Warner Bros filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and they pulled it from the theaters.
Yes now I understand why Time Warner sued because they were jealous of this film making millions these same a-holes who also killed Brother Prince decades later because He won all of His copies of His records
@@arncoo63 Assuming you mean Warner Bros., not Time Warner, I would say they were more than justified to sue the movie company for this film. If someone stole an idea from you and made millions off of it, what would you do?
@@lwmson It's still Time Warner to Me regardless what you say but so what if Abby was a rip off of the Exorcist big stupid deal like I stated earlier regardless people at Time Warner were just being racially jealous of this film being successful you jokers rip people off too so what's the stupid difference?
After begging my mom, she finally took me and my sister to see this movie. I can still remember leaving that cold theater, scared to death and numb from head-to-toe. I remember smelling the popcorn and staring at the "Abby" movie poster on the wall. I was only 9 years old, but I'll never forget this film.
I was small around this time. My siblings were all teenagers and forced to babysit me, had to drag me EVERYWHERE. They took me to see "Carrie" when I was six, giving me a lifelong distaste for VEGETABLE PEELERS, lol!
I saw Abby in the movie theater years ago. I had forgotten some of the scenes. This was also my first introduction to the Orishas. Thank you for uploading this film. I truly enjoyed seeing it again.
WOW!... ReelBlak, I saw this movie in the theater when I was 8 years old. I think it was my second horror movie [after Night of the living dead]. I had all but forgotten about it but I remember how it affected me at that age. Nothing was scary to me after this flick. Thank so much for your beautiful channel and the memories... You have a lifetime sub here, my brother.
I’m glad so many fans are on here to speak about good cinema like this❤we don’t get movies like this anymore. Thank you for taking the time to put this out so people can see real movies like this.
Me too, I wasn’t even born yet, but I could imagine my parents watching this movie when they were in their early 20’s my father was a suave dresser back then lol.
@Demetri Little thank You I didn't know that the producer of the Exorcist was part of "Abby" that's why those racist clowns at Time Warner or WB were jealous and sued for they claim was fraudulant but Hollywood folks copied off everybody all the time so what's the difference with the Exorcist & this film? I commend the Exorcist producer more than them racist jokers at WB who made the Exorcist who were just jealous of the success of Abby when She came out & made millions no telling about Worldwide wouldn't be a surprise if Abby made anything overseas like Bad Boys franchise today!
I remember hearing about this movie in college, I looked for it for years. I got my hands on a bootleg VHS copy in the late 90’s. I still have it! I’m waiting on Vinegar Syndrome to restore it.
i hear abby is suppose to be restored on blu ray... i bet the restored version has scenes that were not on the bootleg copy 4 some reason i get that feeling also there is a clear trailer on youtube on abby it's like clear and u can actually better quality..warner bros should've left abby alone with their racist selves
This movie scared me when it first came out at the theater. It has funny scenes which knock the fear out off me. Now I just laugh. It's a cult classic!
@@dianne8340 I too saw it as a kid when it first came out in theaters, and even then I thought it was more comedy than horror. Although it's an obvious urban rip off of the Exorcist, it wasn't scary like the Exorcist, because it was created on a very low budget. In contrast to the Exorcist, the actors were terrible and the cheap special effects were cheesy. It played out like a big joke to me.
This shit is good but it scared the hell out me to boo I remember I was dreaming I woke up quick cause I thought my ex was touching me an it felt so real. An I woke up nobody there I still feel a evil spirit in here with me an going to them graveyards u can bring a evil spirit home with u an I use to be addicted going to see my baby brother grave an talk to him read to him an I feel since 2005 when I was there also 2019 I really feel evil here an I gotten mean oh my god its scary people say when I lost my Lil brother I got mean but I miss him badly. God I miss my boo. Movie really awesome a thriller a horror all that like they say the exorcist wow yes it scared the hell out me . pray for me babies please❤❤❤😘😘😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Terry Carter has left us at age 95. Died in April of this year. One of the first blacks to appear in a non subservient role in the old phil silvers show. Also, on McCloud. RIP, Terry ❤
Demon-possessed "Abby" had me laughin' and trippin' throughout the entire movie. So, what if "Abby" is similar to the "The Exorcist"?! I don't care! How many horror-genre movies have been made about Count Dracula and vampires, mummies, zombies, werewolves, the Invisible Man (like "Hollow Man"), Dr. Frankenstein's Monster, demonic possession, serial killers and/or slashers (like "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", and "Scream"), doppelgangers, deadly, sadistic games (like "Saw" and "Escape Room"), and cannibalistic, serial-killing, inbred, rural families living in the backwoods and/or obscure places (like "The Hills Have Eyes", "Wrong Turn" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), etc.? This is the first time I've seen "Abby" -- thanks for the upload. I love this channel's flair for the nostalgia. Thank you, "reelblack".
No mystery. There's a simple reason: he was a black dramatic actor. Historically, black dramatic actors have struggled in getting leading roles in Hollywood.
Miss Gang Smashers You're so right & so Truthful people at Time Warner or WB just got racially jealous of Abby that's why they threw a racist lawsuit against the film f-k Time Warner/WB & f-k joe jones too he's just a racist jealousy hater himself!
@@arncoo63 I have followed everything joe and you have said in this comment section and none of his comments are racist. This movie is terrible. Plenty of movies for our brothers and sisters to be proud of, just not this one in my opinion.
Warner Bros. went after this movie because it made money. Beyond the Door is a blatant Exorcist ripoff and it's still in circulation. So thankful to whoever uploaded this 16mm print.
B1 reporting! I’m here in Feb. 2021! I loved this film; I love to see my ppl in major roles and the Black power they possess. I want to see more movies like this...ALL BLACK! #noantiblackracism
NYC, NY. UPPER WEST SIDE. 1974. Me and the boys saw this 1st run. Double features. J.D.'s Revenge. Popcorn and reefer. Snuck in quarts of beer. And a pint of MD 20/20. If you had good vision before, you were 200/60 after drinking that crap. Sheeesh!!! Surprised I made it this far. Imagine, Blacula playing a priest. Like Bela Lugosi playing the Pope.
👍 Younger son and I are having a convo. about the monies made and the hoopla about the "OTHER" movie "folks" whining and carrying on. Really?? Thx for sharing 💜
😁Wow!! I'm such a Classic Collector of Oldies Movies such as 'Abbey👍, 'Tough, 'A black sister's revenge, back in the Drive-In-Movies era👍 as well as 'Sugar hill👍, Lipstick' and Audios Amigos💕 w/Richard Pryor & Fred Williamson💕 Thanks for Sharing!👍
I'm 51 and I've never heard of this movie until I saw it on an Instagram page that I follow. It doesn't remind me of the Exorcist at all. That's how "hollyweird" does. As soon as they see something getting money they want to steal it or stop it. The Mother looks real familiar. Wasn't she in a movie called " Imitation of Life"?
I didn't remember anything about this film but the poster. Beyond that when I was a kid never seen this film and now that I'm an actor and filmmaker I can say this film for the budget they had was done really well. The most amazing thing was the cast didnt speak slang or jive. Black people were portrayed horribly back in the day. Seeing this movie proves that in order to fix our images we have the power to do so especially now with the great technology we have in being able to shoot a film on iPhone, and Samsungs now.
She deserved so much more shine. I saw her as a kid in The Mack and fell in love with her beauty and entire aura. Phenomenal actress with an amazing story. Rest peacefully, goddess. 💙
First time watching this. Abby was a beautiful woman. So awesome to see actors I used to see in other things growing up. William Marshall!!! Juanita Moore!!! They don't make them like that anymore...
Saw this movie as a young girl at the Apollo movie on Harford road and Oliver St in b-more, My name is Abbey what do you think of my powers now, that line always stuck with me . Thanks to who ever put this movie on here, been looking for years 👍
I'm Feel Sad For William Marshall (August 19 1924 - June 11, 2003) and Carol Speed (March 14, 1945 - January 14, 2022) They Sadly Died and Pray For Them🕊😭 And Terry Carter ( December 16, 1928 - April 23, 2024) Too!!!!!!!!!
I remember when Carol told Lamont no she wouldn’t marry him in Sanford and Son 😂man she was so pretty. RIP to all the people that passed away in this movie 💔
Saw this as a kid. Bought the VHS years ago. Tonight I thought about this movie and said I need to look it up on UA-cam. I forgot about it, opened up UA-cam on my phone and the first video I see is this movie. I was like yes and then I'm like WTF, I just thought about the movie and all of a sudden, UA-cam puts it on my feed
Ms. Moore was a class actress. She received an Oscar nomination for supporting actress for imitation of life. Also, she was tv dramas of the 60s-70s. If I'm not mistaken She taught at usc or ucla. RIP, MS.MOORE
Oh my God my mom and dad took me and my three sister to see this when we were little 😭 this scared the hell out of us, all four of us slept in the same bed that night. I wonder is it still scary to me.
The really sad part about a lot of the brilliant low-budget/independent Black films from this era, is that they were treated as ephemera... They weren't very well preserved for posterity's sake. It's a real travesty.
I totally forgot about this thriller! I while back, every now and then, this film came to thought! I'm very surprised that it hasn't been shown nowhere! Due to the fact it's Halloween, this picture must be played on cable or other non-popular channels! Right now while I'm typing my comments, I'm viewing this video for a short time! Let's keep this horror film treasured in our memories for one of the best there is!
This movie was great!....For those who study Yoruba tradition pay attention. This movie dropped GEMS. To all the actors and actresses....peace and blessings and MR WILLIAM MARSHALL THE DON
This is a GREAT MOVIE to learn from a spiritual perspective about the demonic and how it operates within the human flesh. She did a fabulous job playing the role of being possessed.
I remember watching this film in quality at a then neighborhood movie theater in Philly when I was 12; this film made a strong impact on me then. Although it is somewhat dated now over the decades - it still entertains. The acting was pretty good, the sound FX were very good and contributed greatly, the make-up could've been better but then again this was a very low budget film as most of the black exploitation films were back then good direction and editing. This film has bad quality because it is from a surviving release print that was hidden after the producers of "Exorcist" took the makers of this film to court and won for copy-write infringement (how can anyone put a monopoly on demonic possession) and as a result the film's negative and all other prints were destroyed. The film shoot in Louieville, KY experienced many strange occurances as Carol Speed described in an interview; I once read somewhere that the director had sold his sole to the devil and died right after the contract expired.
I recall seeing the trailers for this, and of course my parents refused to take me. Thank you so much for bringing this back, these films need attention, and IMHO should all be given the maximum Criterion treatment, making sure that folks involved get a piece of the action like they did with The Night Of The Living Dead.
@@afrosoul1369 I feel you. I tend not to watch horror movies anymore because of the obvious occult value in them but I watched this one again just because I seen it as a kid.
This explains a lot! I immediately recognized the name of the film, probably from pre-release advertising. But I did not recognize one scene, probably because the film was pulled prior to its being shown in Oakland. Of course there are some resemblances to The Exorcist, but I don't see enough to sustain a lawsuit. The big money always wins! Wait a minute! I wasn't even in Oakland in 1974!
1:15:48 Abby's dialogue as Esu (the devil/demon) "All powers are mine to have sex with any woman, they all swear by my powers, all my enemies be careful..."
Rest in Paradise Ms Carol Speed. This is a certified hood classic
She was so beautiful
I didn’t know she died this year!
Never even heard of this movie and I am all in the hood!!
@@metalambert857 Very💖
@@metalambert857yes love Abby Carol speed was so good in that flim would love to see it come on Blu Ray her and Pam geire would of been good in a flim dont know if Carol and Pam knew each other love Abby a classic of the 70s have a great day Tina in Bangor Maine im from Detroit Michigan
I had to watch this after hearing of the passing of Carol Speed. I just remember her on the Sanford and Son episode where she stood up Lamont at the wedding in the very 3rd episode. She was something in this movie and nearly had me convinced she was really possessed. Also great seeing William "Blacula" Marshall in the film as well. Thanks ReelBlack & RIP Carol Speed.
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She sure did, a true beauty, may she continue to rip🕊️💞🙏🏽
Rest in Peace, Carol Speed. And thank you, reelblack, for this great film!
NOW THIS IS GREAT HORROR...WITHOUT ALL THE DRAMATICS....THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN PUTTING OUT THE MOVIES😍
The Dramatics wasn’t in the score
When the exorcist came out thank God I was too young to see it cause folks in my house was seriously traumatized but when this came out , me and some friends just had to sneak in and check this out. Worse mistake of my young life !! This movie messed all of us up for months !! Couldn't nobody sleep and constantly thinking folks in the house was possessed. Needless to say they had no problems getting us to go to church after that.
@Nettie Reynolds
You are not alone, trust me that.
You were right not to see the exorcist when you were young. I am also traumatized by it, for the last 48 years.
@Nettie Reynolds
Now a-days though , these kids aren't fazed by stuff like we were. When my boys were young they watched this with me and laughed but I also watched the exorcist with them and all that laughing stopped.
@@3hooks781
We lived in DC at the time and finding out that the exorcist happened somewhere close was too much for me. I moved down south with my grandparents and finally got some sleep.
Messed me up too watch age 13 ongoing dreams of her hideous face in my dreams at her worse possession state!
Thats a damn shame. This movie was pulled from the theater's because of vopywrite b.s.? No, what is was that The big shot company Warner Brothers saw this movie was getting too much publicity and $$ . Fearful because it was a all black cast and even though it was a "low budget" movie, it was drawing a lot of attention. Its all good when they steal and copy ; they get away with it and make billions. And we cant do anything about it. But let the situation be reversed, they get angry and jealous ,and find a way to end and stop the growth of $$ or anyway to keep us down. Can't win for losing. But overall, its still a great movie. I was in middle school when this came out.
I don't see how this low budget movie got so much attention to where it was removed from theaters. It came out around the same time as _The Exorcist,_ a much bigger movie with a huge box office draw.
I remember seeing this & The Exorcist in NYC in the 70's when I was very young with My Father & Brother.
Warner brothers stays on bullshit I see why prince fought they're ass but at least he got back his music until they killed him for it
the exorcist released december 26 1973 abby released december 25 1974 and it showed thru 1979 at the drive ins still makin money..yes it got attention it has william marshall who played blacula and carol speed from the mack and juanita moore from imitation of life and the mack
abby need's to be remade ..i read that william peter blatty who wrote the exorcist saw the film and he had no problem with it he even tried talkin to warner bros tryin to talk them outta suing
@@popetzm1 f-k Time Warner they just a bunch of racist jealous Jews anyway!
I remember watching this movie in the 70's, I was a kid this movie scared the hell out of me 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I bet it did, especially that bedroom scene 🥹
Love this. Lots of great actors(William Marshall, Juanita Moore,Rod Perry,Carol Speed, Nathan Cook). All worked with what they were given & most of them should have had a bigger careers.
Austin stoker rip made one of the greatest films ever. The late great John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13!
I thought that was Ms. Juanita Moore!
@@MAGAISKLAN That's what I kept thinking...im like that looks like the woman that played Goldie's mother on The Mack, and I knew her name was Juanita Moore 😊
@@jamesmonroe7751 John Carpenter died? When?
Exactly! They were underrated and if they were working today, they would be huge, working actors!! They limited African American actors back then. They didn’t give them the best equipment or sets to work with. Regardless, they STILL were superb!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I'm almost 54 and I've never even heard of this movie, which tells me my mom was on her damn JOB! I feel so cheated, thank you for uploading this incredible gem!
....you didn't really miss anything🙄🤷🏽♀️
@Crazy Cat lady Meow or your mama wasn't.SHIT BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE SHE LET YOU WATCH THE EXORCIST
I was 13yrs old when I saw this movie I paid $2.00 back then those were the good Ole days
I was 13yrs old when I saw this movie I paid $2.00 back then those were the good Ole days
Little known fact. Abby was pulled from the theater s early because Warner bros sued saying that it mimicked the exorcist too much. Wow.
They was hating because the movie made 4 million in a month or so. Black films wasn't suppose to be that successful in that time. So maybe it wasn't necessarily your mom's that kept you from seeing the film when it first came out.
I am 50 years old and I never heard of this movie until today , scrolling UA-cam on April 20, 2024. ❤ I love it .
Same with me..
I'm 61 years old Boy we went to see this over and over again. Blackula.
Marshall was great as Blacula.
Big time ! You could tell that he was very serious about his craft.
Othello and blacula.. classical pianist and Actor! Miss him! The Height.. The voice!
Indeed he was!
@Lance Lanny I agree that this movie was so lousy that it was a joke, but I did like Marshall as an exorcist. With that powerful voice, he could literally scare the devil out of someone! lol
One of the greatest voices in the business
I heard this film was actually kicking ass at the box office until Warner Bros filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and they pulled it from the theaters.
Correct. Made 4 million at the box office in a month.
I see where Marner bros got there ideas from now....
Yes now I understand why Time Warner sued because they were jealous of this film making millions these same a-holes who also killed Brother Prince decades later because He won all of His copies of His records
@@arncoo63 Assuming you mean Warner Bros., not Time Warner, I would say they were more than justified to sue the movie company for this film. If someone stole an idea from you and made millions off of it, what would you do?
@@lwmson It's still Time Warner to Me regardless what you say but so what if Abby was a rip off of the Exorcist big stupid deal like I stated earlier regardless people at Time Warner were just being racially jealous of this film being successful you jokers rip people off too so what's the stupid difference?
RIP William Marshall 1924-2003
Carol Speed 1945-2022😔🙏💔🌹⭐!!
Carol Speed played the HELL out of that role!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 She was underrated. I wish she worked past the 70s. RIP Carol…
This is the one horror movie I can see being remade
She sure did
What! She died?
She left Lamont Sanford at the alter
@@alanmorris7669: Last year at age 77.
Thanks for the upload. I watched a video about Carol Speed and it led me to this.
After begging my mom, she finally took me and my sister to see this movie. I can still remember leaving that cold theater, scared to death and numb from head-to-toe. I remember smelling the popcorn and staring at the "Abby" movie poster on the wall. I was only 9 years old, but I'll never forget this film.
That was very descriptive. You really took me there! I know exactly how you felt.
A cold fond memories.im watching it right now it looks familiar I'll c.
I was small around this time. My siblings were all teenagers and forced to babysit me, had to drag me EVERYWHERE. They took me to see "Carrie" when I was six, giving me a lifelong distaste for VEGETABLE PEELERS, lol!
Me too couldn't sleep. LOL
@@widowrumstrypze9705 lmao
I saw Abby in the movie theater years ago. I had forgotten some of the scenes. This was also my first introduction to the Orishas. Thank you for uploading this film. I truly enjoyed seeing it again.
What is the Orishas?
Jd's revenge is also another great possession film with Black actors.
One of my favorites. That movie made me NEVER want to be put under hypnosis 😂
That's my 💩 😂💯
I'm JD Walker
The Boss Talker
The Walter Walker
@@donnab2440 you better go and talk to him😊
@@donnab2440 😭💀💯
Rest in peace Carolyn Ann Stewart, known professionally as Carol Speed. We will never forget you!
I was raised in the 70's never heard of this movie thank you for heightening my knowledge of these movies
I love Carol Speed (RIP) thanks for posting
Classic! I forgot all about this movie! Thank you for sharing it!
R.I.P. BLACULA ,A.K.A. WILLIAM MARSHALL....
Carol Speed was also in The Mack as one of Goldie's ladies and she was also on Sanford and Son. She was the one that stood up Lamont at the altar!
Ahh..so many memories going to the drive-in to see this awesome horror flick. Thanks for uploading this !
WOW!... ReelBlak, I saw this movie in the theater when I was 8 years old. I think it was my second horror movie [after Night of the living dead]. I had all but forgotten about it but I remember how it affected me at that age. Nothing was scary to me after this flick. Thank so much for your beautiful channel and the memories... You have a lifetime sub here, my brother.
Shout out to this channel 🙌🏾 for keeping classic black cinema alive 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I’m glad so many fans are on here to speak about good cinema like this❤we don’t get movies like this anymore. Thank you for taking the time to put this out so people can see real movies like this.
Glad you enjoyed it
I agree
the Great William Marshal was great shakesspeare actor but they gave the roles to actor richard burton, what a waste.
We were just discussing this film last week on Facebook. Thanks for posting.
A fb group is what brought me here
You have made my horror noir world complete! Yes lord! Thank you a million times for uploading this gem of a film.
LOVE. THIS ERA. BEFORE CRACK HIT AND DESTROYED THE PRIDE
Maaaan.:-(
But heroin was on the move. Smack pcp
Drugs:PERIOD are NOTHING new🙄😳
I was 2 years old when this movie 🎥was released. My first time watching this movie. Interesting how the 70s operated...
Me too, I wasn’t even born yet, but I could imagine my parents watching this movie when they were in their early 20’s my father was a suave dresser back then lol.
"Wow!....I finally got to see it! I always heard stories about it in grade school!. Thanx!.✊
Thanks for posting. Watching this now after my mom talked about it for years. She said repeatedly that it was scarier than The Exorcist.
Rest in peace to Carol Speed. She passed last week 🌹
My name is Jessica I stumbled across your channel this channel is fun and educational I watch it all day im addicted great job
CAROL SPEED RIP 2022 . under rated and under used actress . wonderful lady
Dang this for real what we dealing with....many people are possessed....wow never seen or heard of this movie til now! 😳
@Demetri Little thank You I didn't know that the producer of the Exorcist was part of "Abby" that's why those racist clowns at Time Warner or WB were jealous and sued for they claim was fraudulant but Hollywood folks copied off everybody all the time so what's the difference with the Exorcist & this film? I commend the Exorcist producer more than them racist jokers at WB who made the Exorcist who were just jealous of the success of Abby when She came out & made millions no telling about Worldwide wouldn't be a surprise if Abby made anything overseas like Bad Boys franchise today!
My mom and dad told me about this movie, couldn't find it for nothing in the world,
arncoo63 The Exorcist was in 1973 and Abby was in 1974. I didn’t know the exorcist producer was part of Abby. That explains a lot .
One of my favorites.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤❤❤
I remember hearing about this movie in college, I looked for it for years. I got my hands on a bootleg VHS copy in the late 90’s. I still have it! I’m waiting on Vinegar Syndrome to restore it.
i hear abby is suppose to be restored on blu ray... i bet the restored version has scenes that were not on the bootleg copy 4 some reason i get that feeling also there is a clear trailer on youtube on abby it's like clear and u can actually better quality..warner bros should've left abby alone with their racist selves
I bought it on DVD at Walmart
I love how aggressive William Marshall voice really is
Yeah I was standing up when he said "STAY", and I didn't move an inch!
He has the greatest voice
This movie scared the hell out of me!
It had me laughing my ass off!
This movie scared me when it first came out at the theater. It has funny scenes which knock the fear out off me. Now I just laugh. It's a cult classic!
@@dianne8340 I too saw it as a kid when it first came out in theaters, and even then I thought it was more comedy than horror. Although it's an obvious urban rip off of the Exorcist, it wasn't scary like the Exorcist, because it was created on a very low budget. In contrast to the Exorcist, the actors were terrible and the cheap special effects were cheesy. It played out like a big joke to me.
This shit is good but it scared the hell out me to boo I remember I was dreaming I woke up quick cause I thought my ex was touching me an it felt so real. An I woke up nobody there I still feel a evil spirit in here with me an going to them graveyards u can bring a evil spirit home with u an I use to be addicted going to see my baby brother grave an talk to him read to him an I feel since 2005 when I was there also 2019 I really feel evil here an I gotten mean oh my god its scary people say when I lost my Lil brother I got mean but I miss him badly. God I miss my boo. Movie really awesome a thriller a horror all that like they say the exorcist wow yes it scared the hell out me . pray for me babies please❤❤❤😘😘😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It scared me too... when I was a kid.
Terry Carter has left us at age 95. Died in April of this year.
One of the first blacks to appear in a non subservient role in the old phil silvers show.
Also, on McCloud.
RIP, Terry ❤
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Never seen this movie before, Just found out Carol Speed transitioned so I am glad I can watch this..
RIP Carol Speed and Max Julien 2022
Unforgettable classic, black folks horror, scared the he double hockey sticks outta me when i went to the theater to see this.
Ditto
It made me laugh so hard I was in tears. it was supposed to be a horror movie, but it came to me as a big joke.
Demon-possessed "Abby" had me laughin' and trippin' throughout the entire movie. So, what if "Abby" is similar to the "The Exorcist"?! I don't care! How many horror-genre movies have been made about Count Dracula and vampires, mummies, zombies, werewolves, the Invisible Man (like "Hollow Man"), Dr. Frankenstein's Monster, demonic possession, serial killers and/or slashers (like "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", and "Scream"), doppelgangers, deadly, sadistic games (like "Saw" and "Escape Room"), and cannibalistic, serial-killing, inbred, rural families living in the backwoods and/or obscure places (like "The Hills Have Eyes", "Wrong Turn" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), etc.? This is the first time I've seen "Abby" -- thanks for the upload. I love this channel's flair for the nostalgia. Thank you, "reelblack".
For this s*** to be old School it's scary as hell
Yes Abby is very scary look.at the house very scary
A real classic Abby love to see it come on Blu Ray love 💘 you carol speed
Have a great time watching Abby popcorn 🍿 movie for sure 👍
I love Mrs Speed in this movie a black horror classic along with Blacula, Black Franstein,JD Revenge So many great black horror movie's of the 70s
William Marshall was one of the most underrated actors ever.Why wasn't he in bigger films is still a mystery
No mystery. There's a simple reason: he was a black dramatic actor. Historically, black dramatic actors have struggled in getting leading roles in Hollywood.
He was like the black Max von Sydow! LOL
He was great in Blacula
@@lwmson lmao 😂🤣
Very entertaining! I see why Warner Bros. got jealous! This was also a more realistic take of a person with a Demon Spirit inside them.
Jealous hell. The movie was obviously a rip-off of The Exorcist.
Miss Gang Smashers You're so right & so Truthful people at Time Warner or WB just got racially jealous of Abby that's why they threw a racist lawsuit against the film f-k Time Warner/WB & f-k joe jones too he's just a racist jealousy hater himself!
@@arncoo63 I have followed everything joe and you have said in this comment section and none of his comments are racist. This movie is terrible. Plenty of movies for our brothers and sisters to be proud of, just not this one in my opinion.
@@matthewdavis5833 f-k you everything what Joe Jones stated is just racist bulls-t too f-k both of you racist POS bastards!
I tell you what you can kiss joe jones Time Warner/WB asses if you want to f-k all of you all jealousy racist POS bastards!
Warner Bros. went after this movie because it made money. Beyond the Door is a blatant Exorcist ripoff and it's still in circulation. So thankful to whoever uploaded this 16mm print.
I love this comment section- some people seem genuinely shaken and others are HOWLING with laughter :)
@reelblack thanks for the memories 📽️🍿😊
B1 reporting! I’m here in Feb. 2021! I loved this film; I love to see my ppl in major roles and the Black power they possess. I want to see more movies like this...ALL BLACK! #noantiblackracism
R.I.P Carol Speed (1945-2022) ❤️🙏🏽
NYC, NY. UPPER WEST SIDE. 1974. Me and the boys saw this 1st run. Double features. J.D.'s Revenge. Popcorn and reefer. Snuck in quarts of beer. And a pint of MD 20/20. If you had good vision before, you were 200/60 after drinking that crap. Sheeesh!!! Surprised I made it this far. Imagine, Blacula playing a priest. Like Bela Lugosi playing the Pope.
First thank you for this movie, I loved this movie. Great iconic actors. Thank you for the historical background.
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Younger son and I are having a convo. about the monies made and the hoopla about the "OTHER" movie "folks" whining and carrying on.
Really??
Thx for sharing 💜
😁Wow!! I'm such a Classic Collector of Oldies Movies such as 'Abbey👍, 'Tough, 'A black sister's revenge, back in the Drive-In-Movies era👍 as well as 'Sugar hill👍, Lipstick' and Audios Amigos💕 w/Richard Pryor & Fred Williamson💕 Thanks for Sharing!👍
sugar hill was on 2 nights ago on turner classic movies
Yes Sugar Hill was on MGMHD more than once recently like earlier this year!
You must invite me for movie night
Pam, you sound like the kind of girl I'd like to meet!
I'd pay to watch William Marshall read the phone book.(when there were phone books. Magnificent casting. R.I.P. to those who's no longer here.
Ashley says so, brought me here. ❤
I'm 51 and I've never heard of this movie until I saw it on an Instagram page that I follow. It doesn't remind me of the Exorcist at all. That's how "hollyweird" does. As soon as they see something getting money they want to steal it or stop it. The Mother looks real familiar. Wasn't she in a movie called " Imitation of Life"?
Yes. Juanita Moore.
R.I.P. Carol Speed and others , work well done . I was 9 years old when i saw the movie. Them yellow eyes got me couldn't sleep for weeks.
I didn't remember anything about this film but the poster. Beyond that when I was a kid never seen this film and now that I'm an actor and filmmaker I can say this film for the budget they had was done really well. The most amazing thing was the cast didnt speak slang or jive.
Black people were portrayed horribly back in the day. Seeing this movie proves that in order to fix our images we have the power to do so especially now with the great technology we have in being able to shoot a film on iPhone, and Samsungs now.
She deserved so much more shine. I saw her as a kid in The Mack and fell in love with her beauty and entire aura. Phenomenal actress with an amazing story. Rest peacefully, goddess. 💙
First time watching this. Abby was a beautiful woman. So awesome to see actors I used to see in other things growing up. William Marshall!!! Juanita Moore!!! They don't make them like that anymore...
Saw this movie as a young girl at the Apollo movie on Harford road and Oliver St in b-more, My name is Abbey what do you think of my powers now, that line always stuck with me . Thanks to who ever put this movie on here, been looking for years 👍
Let's not forget the magnificent Juanita Moore!
annie from imitation of life and the mack she played goldie's mom
I'm Feel Sad For William Marshall (August 19 1924 - June 11, 2003) and Carol Speed (March 14, 1945 - January 14, 2022) They Sadly Died and Pray For Them🕊😭 And Terry Carter ( December 16, 1928 - April 23, 2024) Too!!!!!!!!!
The first horror movie I saw as a kid in Houston at the Majestic Metro theatre in the 70’s! A real treasure💯❤️🍾
where was that located?
@@bassdvant Downtown Houston Tx until the late 70’s. Been out of business for years
Saw Blacula there with my parents when I was like 5 or 6 years old. Messed me up for a long time.
@@johnmshaw49 sounds like me with "The Beast Within".
I remember when Carol told Lamont no she wouldn’t marry him in Sanford and Son 😂man she was so pretty. RIP to all the people that passed away in this movie 💔
Saw this as a kid. Bought the VHS years ago. Tonight I thought about this movie and said I need to look it up on UA-cam. I forgot about it, opened up UA-cam on my phone and the first video I see is this movie. I was like yes and then I'm like WTF, I just thought about the movie and all of a sudden, UA-cam puts it on my feed
Juanita Moore was in imitation of life!!Annie wow really throw back! Great actors.
Ms. Moore was a class actress. She received an Oscar nomination for supporting actress for imitation of life.
Also, she was tv dramas of the 60s-70s.
If I'm not mistaken She taught at usc or ucla.
RIP, MS.MOORE
Oh my God my mom and dad took me and my three sister to see this when we were little 😭 this scared the hell out of us, all four of us slept in the same bed that night. I wonder is it still scary to me.
The really sad part about a lot of the brilliant low-budget/independent Black films from this era, is that they were treated as ephemera... They weren't very well preserved for posterity's sake. It's a real travesty.
Ok I heard of being a "freak in da sheets" but this takes to a hole new level 🤣🤣🤣🤣... Many RIP for the actress who passed
This movie scared me so much when I was a kid , and I never saw it 🤣🤣😨
I totally forgot about this thriller! I while back, every now and then, this film came to thought! I'm very surprised that it hasn't been shown nowhere! Due to the fact it's Halloween, this picture must be played on cable or other non-popular channels! Right now while I'm typing my comments, I'm viewing this video for a short time! Let's keep this horror film treasured in our memories for one of the best there is!
This movie was great!....For those who study Yoruba tradition pay attention. This movie dropped GEMS. To all the actors and actresses....peace and blessings and MR WILLIAM MARSHALL THE DON
Which "GEMS"??? A close personal friend of mine is a Nigerian Pastor
@@frankhenry587 and?
@@judithdouglasbey5444 I was going to show this movie to him and ask him about it
This is a GREAT MOVIE to learn from a spiritual perspective about the demonic and how it operates within the human flesh. She did a fabulous job playing the role of being possessed.
My brother from Blackula, man i haven't seen some of these awesome Black Cinema Classics thank you so much for the feeling of nostalgia
It was good to see Ms. Juanita Moore in this film. I also loved her in Imitation of Life.
RIP CAROL SPEED 1945-2022 ❤️❤️❤️
I remember watching this film in quality at a then neighborhood movie theater in Philly when I was 12; this film made a strong impact on me then. Although it is somewhat dated now over the decades - it still entertains. The acting was pretty good, the sound FX were very good and contributed greatly, the make-up could've been better but then again this was a very low budget film as most of the black exploitation films were back then good direction and editing. This film has bad quality because it is from a surviving release print that was hidden after the producers of "Exorcist" took the makers of this film to court and won for copy-write infringement (how can anyone put a monopoly on demonic possession) and as a result the film's negative and all other prints were destroyed.
The film shoot in Louieville, KY experienced many strange occurances as Carol Speed described in an interview; I once read somewhere that the director had sold his sole to the devil and died right after the contract expired.
bootleggers took the rest of the copies too so warner was not sucessful in havin all the prints destroyed..they need to do a remake of this film
who was tha director
@@shototodoroki4816 William something, search IMDB.com
william girdler...i got it thanx
I recall seeing the trailers for this, and of course my parents refused to take me. Thank you so much for bringing this back, these films need attention, and IMHO should all be given the maximum Criterion treatment, making sure that folks involved get a piece of the action like they did with The Night Of The Living Dead.
I remember this movie years ago like yesterday .. Carol speed was also in the movie The Mack .
@the promise man That's where I knew her from!💡That was going to drive me crazy! The mother and daughter correct?
@@justme8201 she was one of Goldie girls working the streets until he chose a white girl to be the main trick
she was also in black samson
and she was in a movie called the big bird cage with pam grier
@@popetzm1 yes she sure was
Now this is a horror movie...this scared me good as a kid when I saw it. And still keeps me on the edge as an adult. lol
Okay say no more I’m not gonna even play myself and watch it. I don’t do scary movies but the only doing it because of William Marshall was in it.
@@afrosoul1369 I feel you. I tend not to watch horror movies anymore because of the obvious occult value in them but I watched this one again just because I seen it as a kid.
IceManLikeGervin Then I seen it was like the The Exorcist that’s definitely NO for me.
@@afrosoul1369 Lol...
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Marshall was and always will be my all time favorite Black actor. I really wish they would've cast him in something truly epic!
This explains a lot! I immediately recognized the name of the film, probably from pre-release advertising. But I did not recognize one scene, probably because the film was pulled prior to its being shown in Oakland. Of course there are some resemblances to The Exorcist, but I don't see enough to sustain a lawsuit. The big money always wins! Wait a minute! I wasn't even in Oakland in 1974!
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RIP Carol Speed 1946-2022
Reminds me of 80s-90s film Death by Temptation
Def by Temptation
This would have scared the crap out of my when I was a kid, but looking at it now as an adult., it's hilarious.
Lmao 😂🤣
This movie is crazy....!!
Cool sound track and loved the actors especially the main female lead , mesmerizing
He will always be our Black Vampire. Still scares me today. lol...
1:15:48 Abby's dialogue as Esu (the devil/demon) "All powers are mine to have sex with any woman, they all swear by my powers, all my enemies be careful..."
It had me Rolling too especially when she kicked her husband in the nuts and toyed with the white woman ,was all hilarious 😂😂👍
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I lost it when she said she was gonna take ol’ long George upstairs! 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah. Although this was intended to be a horror movie, it comes off like comedy!
The way she looked at the woman, then smacked her! Singing " round and round!",🤣🤣🤣🤣 Is that EARTHA KITT'S VOICE?!🤔
And when she threw the tall guy across the bar.lol.wasnt expecting her to throw his big behind.
This movie freaked me out as a kid. It made me associate vomiting with being possessed by the devil
RIP Carol Speed, you will be missed.
I love this movie. I didn't think nothing like the exorcist.
It isnt.. peo are ridiculous
Black version of the The Exorcist but with a different twist that's what I thought.
The exorcist is one of the scariest movies ever made, this is very different and not particularly scary but I did like Carol Speed RIP.
After watching this movie when I was a child I was frightened almost to death. I was afraid to be home alone.