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Apr 5, 2024 · By Megan McCluskey. April 5, 2024 5:06 PM EDT. W ith Immaculate, Late Night With the Devil, and The First Omen all earning mostly favorable reviews from critics in recent weeks, 2024 is already...
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- 102 votes. The Exorcist. One of the most infamous and controversial Christian horror movies of all time, The Exorcist transported viewers into the deepest, darkest, and most agonizing pits of hatred and despair to explore the ultimate battle between good and evil.
- 46 votes. The Omen. A story about the birth and rise of the Antichrist is undoubtedly going to connect very closely to Christian ideologies and themes, but where The Omen stands apart from other Christian horror movies is in its painstaking and often melancholic look at familial loss and grief.
- 54 votes. Carrie. Stephen Kings masterful allegory for adulthood and adulthood, Carrie is a groundbreaking and jaw-dropping tale of religious fanaticism and the consequences that arise from such ideologies.
- 40 votes. Rosemary's Baby. Religious undertones combined with sick and sadistic Satanic cults seemingly go hand in hand when it comes to most religious horror movies, however, the film that made this trend popular and arguably executed it the best is undoubtedly Rosemary’s Baby.
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- The Exorcist. Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow. 34 votes. The Exorcist is widely regarded as the seminal religious horror movie, which masterfully weaves its terrifying tale of demonic possession with deep theological themes and questions about faith.
- The Witch. Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie. 27 votes. A masterclass in atmospheric tension and creeping dread, The Witch explores the destructive power of religious fanaticism and fear through the tale of a devout 17th-century Puritan family plagued by a supernatural force.
- Constantine. Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf. 23 votes. Based on the acclaimed comic book series Hellblazer, Constantine focuses on a world-weary supernatural detective who confronts demonic forces while grappling with his own personal demons and crisis of faith.
- Rosemary's Baby. Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon. 25 votes. Roman Polanski's chilling masterpiece Rosemary's Baby is a seminal work in the religious horror genre, with its finely-tuned sense of dread and unnerving exploration of the subversion of innocence.
- 10 The Omen
- 9 Rosemary’s Baby
- 8 The Devil’s Advocate
- 7 The Wicker Man
- 6 Apostle
- 5 The Sacrament
- 4 Angel Heart
- 3 The House of The Devil
- 2 Requiem
- 1 The Wailing
Gregory Peck’s first mistake as diplomat Robert Thorn in the original 1976 film The Omenis, when his wife tragically loses their baby in childbirth, letting himself be persuaded by a hospital chaplain to swap the baby for one whose mother died in childbirth. And then not telling his wife Kathy (Lee Remick) the truth about their baby boy, Damien. A ...
Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) makes her first mistake early on in Rosemary's Baby as well, ignoring warnings from her friend Hutch (Marice Evans) that the apartment building (The Bramford) she and her husband Guy (John Cassavetes) are moving to has a distinctly unsavory past. It seems the Devil’s machinations begin early, when an actor goes blind...
Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) is a real go-getter defense attorney who makes the choice to go after a child molestation victim while defending the very guilty perpetrator. After winning the case, he’s recruited by a swanky law firm led by one John Milton (Paradise Lost, anyone?), played by Al Pacino, and Kevin and his wife Mary Ann (Charlize Theron) m...
Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives at a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. Howie is a devout Christian, and more than a little unsettled to find a decidedly pagan air about the island, and that great preparations are underway for May Day celebrations. He’s especially disturbed by the leader of the is...
Former Downton Abbey heartthrob Dan Stevens stars in this gloomy Welsh film as Thomas, a disillusioned former missionary, who has traveled to a remote island in the early 1900s in search of his sister Jennifer, who is being held hostage by a cult, founded by a convict named Malcolm (Michael Sheen), that practices blood sacrifices. Things get even d...
Sometimes the devil is just a man, and that’s the case in Ti West’s 2013 found footage horror film. It’s based on the 1978 Jonestown Massacre, where 907 people died by poisoning, either suicide or murder (there were many children poisoned by their parents), at the behest of cult leader Jim Jones, who also perished. In the film, two VICE journalists...
Alan Parker’s 1987 neo-noir horror caused quite the furor when it was released, due to its initial X-rating. Mickey Rourke plays Harry Angel, a 1950s private eye from New York who takes on a job with Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro), to track down a missing singer named Johnny Favorite with whom Cyphre has business dealings. The whole deal instantly s...
Ti West’s 2009 homage to the satanic horror filmsof the '80s starts with that oh-so-'80s trope: pretty young Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) embarks on a babysitting job, but all is not what it seems. The supposed father, Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) reveals that there’s actually no child, and what he needs is for Samantha to keep an eye on his elderly mother...
This 2006 German film tackles the very idea of possession, and how in religious circles, possession, and mental illness can be confused, or considered the same thing. It’s also sadly based on the true story of Anneliese Michel, a young woman who was believed by her religious family to be possessed, and underwent over 60 rites of exorcism. She was d...
Officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) lives in a small mountain village, doting on his daughter, and dealing with generally a small amount of police work, until a strange Japanese man comes to town, and a terrifying infection breaks out among the villagers that cause them to slaughter their families. Jong-goo comes to believe that the Japanese man is a de...
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• 1 mo. ago. Jjh09007. Are there any horror movies that mention the Codex Gigas (the devil's bible)? I've been listening to the Black Tapes podcast and found the story and history of the devil's Bible to be fascinating. Wondering if it has been mentioned in any movies? Add a Comment. Be the first to comment. Nobody's responded to this post yet.
1. Rosemary's Baby. 1968 2h 17m R. 8.0 (236K) Rate. 96 Metascore. A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors. Director Roman Polanski Stars Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon. 2.
Oct 31, 2022 · 1. THE EXORCIST — The best and scariest horror movie in cinema history pits faith against doubt, with the soul of a child at stake, and through this small-scale personal story it brings into...
