Yes, Deidre Hall is still asked all the time about the demonic possession
For all of the incredible storylines that Hall's character has been a part of, fans still bring up a particular one the most: the devil possessing Marlena.
It occurred in 1994. Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) attempted to brainwash Marlena so she would fall in love with him. Instead, her soul became vulnerable, and the devil moved in.
Hall recalls using contact lenses to turn her eyes yellow – "That was not a whole lot of fun," she says – and actually levitating during the infamous scene where she becomes possessed. She says "Days" producers called in a group separate from the special effects team to make it work.
And while Hall says she hasn't kept much from her 50 years on the show, she does have one memento from that storyline.
"We were all a little excited and we all had our own belief systems about the devil," she says. "Ken Corday, who was our showrunner, had been traveling. I think he might've been in Italy, and he brought back a crucifix that had been blessed by a priest, and he gave it to me and we never did a scene without it."
Her only other pre-scene ritual? Corday also returned with holy water and Hall would spray some on her wrist before she filmed.
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