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"Body possession" is a fiction category in which one consciousness, entity, or influence inhabits, controls, shares, or otherwise takes over a physical body that is not originally its own; it spans supernatural (demons, spirits), psychological (dissociative identity, unreliable perception), and speculative/science-fiction (aliens, uploaded minds, neural hacks) treatments. These stories explore loss or conflict of agency and identity, the boundary between self and other, consent and invasion, and often use body horror, suspense, and moral ambiguity to raise stakes — protagonists may fight to reclaim their bodies, negotiate cohabitation, or discover new truths about their identities. Tones range from terrifying horror and tense thrillers to poignant literary examinations or darkly comic role-reversals, and common plot devices include possession rituals, exorcisms, medical or technological interventions, and shifting perspectives that blur who is really in control. The category repeatedly interrogates power, vulnerability, and what it means to inhabit a body, making it fertile ground for exploring both literal and metaphorical transformations.

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