The Entity: True Story About A Woman Who is Attacked by Invisible Forces

The Entity is a movie starring Barbara Hershey in a gripping portrayal of one woman's struggle against the paranormal.

Carla (Carlotta) Moran is a single mother whose life is forever changed when she is assaulted by unseen forces.

The movie, The Entity, is based on the book, written by Frank Defelitta and published in 1978. The book details the purported experiences of Doris Bither in Culver City, California, USA.

The Entity opens with Carla who has just come home from work. She is slapped on the cheek, then thrown on the bed and sexually assaulted by an invisible assailant. A pillow is held against her face to prevent her from crying out for help. Her son convinces her it must have been a nightmare.

But the nightmare is just beginning . . .

Soon after, Carla's room starts shaking--and terrified, she flees the house with her children and runs to a friend's home. Carla confides in her friend and her friend suggests that Carla see a psychiatrist.

A terrifying incident in her car convinces Carla to seek help. She sees Dr. Sneiderman and is somewhat reassured by plausable sounding explanations for her experiences. She returns home, determined to recover, and is assaulted while in the bathroom. This time the entity has two helpers who hold her down while she is raped.

Carla's body bear's witness to the violence she has suffered by means of the unseen entities while Dr. Sneiderman becomes increasingly concerned for her mental well-being. Carla refuses to go into the hospital, opting to stay near her children.

Events escalate and Carla is vindicated when her son and her friend witness the paranormal phenomena.

Parapsychologists become interested in Carla's case and astounding events take place. Carla's story is considered one of the most compelling in the history of paranormal research.

• The Entity movie includes interviews with one of the researcher's involved in the case. He discusses the paranormal incidents witnessed by a room full of investigators seen at Carla's house.

• The Entity is considered to be one of the best of Barbara Hershey's movies