Abby is a 1974 American blaxploitation supernatural horror film about a woman who is possessed by a Yoruba sex spirit.

While on an archaeological dig in a cave in Nigeria, Dr. Williams finds a small puzzle box, carved with the symbols of Eshu: the whirlwind, the cock's comb, and the erect phallus.

[4] In And You Call Yourself A Scientist, Elizabeth A. Kingsley wrote "from a theological point of view, the final section of Abby is quite fascinating.

"[5] Abby was directed and produced by William Girdler, a filmmaker who specialized in exploitation pictures that were often in the horror genre.

Films such as Grizzly and The Manitou are some of Girdler's more notable productions, while Abby achieved a more infamous reputation because it was accused of copyright violation by Warner Bros., who felt it was a direct copy of The Exorcist.

So when David Baumgorten (Agency of the Performing Artist) telephoned and asked me if I needed a masseuse while filming - I happily said 'no.'

The production of the film was met with an unusual threat when Louisville experienced a series of tornadoes that tore through the area around the set of Abby.

Speed recalled spending time with co-star Juanita Moore huddled in the lobby of their hotel, wrapped in blankets for protection.

"[10] William Marshall was vocal about his unhappiness with the production of Abby, mostly because he had been promised certain script revisions that never materialized.

"[12] In 2006, Retrocrush named the movie one of the "Top Ten Films in Limbo" stating "Horror wunderkind William Girdler, director of Grizzly and Day of the Animals, has created an irresistible period trashterpiece, one that places the action in a black family and replaces Catholic references with an African fertility deity, freed by Blacula’s William Marshall.

Carol - and maybe a couple of others - were so hoping things would go strange, that they may have convinced themselves of a great evil over us - the tornadoes were the closest - but they hit 10 states, so it was not just Abby that had somebody up there (or down) awful mad!

"[14] Abby was out of circulation for many years, partially due to the lawsuit instigated by Warner Bros., and also because of the uncertain propriety of distribution rights.

Its third DVD release appeared as part of a Demonic Double Feature set in September 2007, packaged with the German Exorcist film Magdalena, vom Teufel besessen.

As the clean, original copy of the film remains unreleased, it is unknown if the injunction awarded to Warner is still active.