TV Days of Our Lives is bringing back its possession storyline Remember when Marlena got a visit from the devil? Well apparently, the NBC sudser misses those days. By Lynette Rice Lynette Rice Editor at Large for Entertainment Weekly, host of Outlander Live! on EW Radio, and Mark Harmon enthusiast. Yes, I know the guacamole is extra. EW's editorial guidelines Published on September 13, 2021 12:06PM EDT Hold on to your Pazuzu: Days of Our Lives is bringing back its memorable possession storyline this fall. Deidre Hall as Marlena Evans, Drake Hogestyn as Father John Black on "Days of Our Lives.". Gary Null/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank Details were wickedly limited Monday morning but the NBC sudser did send out this statement: "The original story began in 1994 when the wicked Stefano DiMera began hypnotizing Marlena (Deidre Hall) his 'Queen of the Night.' The hypnosis meant to make her fall in love with him left her open to demonic possession and ultimately led to Marlena becoming possessed by the devil. Later that year (on Christmas Eve) in one of the most memorable moments in American pop culture history, Marlena levitated (see image above). The story continued through 1995 and concluded that summer when John Black, her now-husband who was thought to be a priest at the time, had to perform an emergency exorcism. When Days of Our Lives revisits the storyline this fall, fans can look forward to twists and turns you'd never suspect as well as familiar faces returning to save the day (or not).... this time around, the devil knows no bounds and no one in Salem is safe!" There's also this teaser. Deidre Hall as possessed Marlena Evans on "Days of Our Lives.". Gary Null/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank Many years later, we asked executive producer Ken Corday about the infamous plot point. "Remember, The Exorcist was only about 25 years old at the time, and [writer] Reilly walked into my office and said we're going to do a storyline with Marlena possessed," Corday said. "And I said we're going to do The Exorcist? He said, 'That's right.' I said, 'We're going to do a feature film?' And he said, 'No, we're going to make it great. It's a serial.' It was supposed to last three months, starting somewhere around Halloween and ending with a Christmas miracle. And he dragged it into Easter, and he ended it literally with John Black just standing over her saying one Our Father,' and that story was over. People remember because the effects were so strange. Here's this wonderful, goddess of beauty, wisdom, and light, and she's floating around with green eyes doing horrible things." Related content: Drag Race star Jackie Cox dusts up drama with Lisa Rinna on Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Here's a first look at Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Watch Jackée Harry's 'scandalous' debut as Paulina on Days of Our Lives