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976-EVIL
976-EVIL is a 1989 American horror film and Robert Englund's directorial debut, about bullied teen Hoax, who calls a 976 Horrorscope hotline, connects with a demonic force, and gains powers for revenge; produced by CineTel Films, grossed $2.9 million.
Abby (1974 film)
Abby (1974), also known by the working title Possess My Soul, is a William Girdler blaxploitation horror film starring Carol Speed and William Marshall, pulled from theaters by a Warner Bros. Exorcist lawsuit after earning $4 million.
Along Came the Devil
Along Came the Devil is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Jason DeVan. It stars Sydney Sweeney and uses practical effects to portray a demonic force.
Alucarda
Alucarda (Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas) is a 1977 Mexican cult horror film by Juan López Moctezuma, starring Tina Romero and Susana Kamini as possessed convent orphans; panned in Mexico, later a nunsploitation classic.
Antrum (film)
Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made is a 2018 Canadian mockumentary horror film by David Amito and Michael Laicini about a cursed 1979 film whose screenings allegedly killed viewers, including 56 deaths in a Budapest cinema fire.
Belphegor (2001 film)
Belphegor, le fantôme du Louvre (Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre) is Jean-Paul Salomé's 2001 French fantasy film starring Sophie Marceau, adapted from Arthur Bernède, about a mummy's ghost haunting the Louvre; about 2 million French admissions.
Beyond the Door
Beyond the Door (Chi sei?) is a 1974 Italian demonic-possession horror film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis as Oliver Hellman and Robert Barrett, starring Juliet Mills; a profitable Exorcist imitation sued by Warner Bros.
Bless the Child
Bless the Child is a 2000 supernatural horror film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Kim Basinger as a nurse fighting a Satanic cult for custody of her niece.
Dark Nuns (검은 수녀들)
Dark Nuns (검은 수녀들, The Priests 2: Dark Nuns) is a 2025 South Korean occult horror film directed by Kwon Hyeok-jae, a spin-off of The Priests, starring Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-been as nuns performing a forbidden exorcism; it drew 1.67 million Korean admissions.
Deliver Us from Evil (2014 film)
Deliver Us from Evil (2014) is a Scott Derrickson supernatural horror film starring Eric Bana as NYPD Sgt. Ralph Sarchie and Edgar Ramírez as priest Mendoza, based on Sarchie's book Beware the Night; Screen Gems release grossing $30.6M US.
Demonic (2021 film)
Demonic (2021) is a Canadian sci-fi horror film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, starring Carly Pope; a woman enters her comatose mother's mind and unleashes a demon. IFC Midnight released it August 20, 2021; it earned 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Devils Stay (사흘)
Devils Stay (사흘) is a 2024 South Korean occult horror film directed by Hyun Moon-seop, starring Park Shin-yang, Lee Min-ki, and Lee Re, about a surgeon who believes his daughter is alive during her three-day funeral; released November 14, 2024 by Showbox.
End of Days (film)
End of Days is a 1999 American action horror film directed by Peter Hyams, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as bodyguard Jericho Cane protecting Robin Tunney's character from Gabriel Byrne's Satan before the millennium; released November 24, 1999 by Universal, grossing about $212 million worldwide.
Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) is Renny Harlin's prequel to The Exorcist, starring Stellan Skarsgård as Father Merrin in 1947 Kenya; it was entirely reshot after Paul Schrader's rejected version became Dominion (2005).
Fallen (1998 film)
Fallen is a 1998 American supernatural thriller directed by Gregory Hoblit and starring Denzel Washington as a Philadelphia detective who hunts a demon that kills by possessing one person after another.
Little Bites
Little Bites is a 2024 American horror film directed and written by Spider One, starring Krsy Fox as widow Mindy Vogel, who lets the basement monster Agyar feed on her to protect daughter Alice. Premiered at Fantastic Fest; released by RLJE Films and Shudder.
Lost Souls
Lost Souls (2000) is a supernatural horror film, Janusz Kamiński's directing debut, starring Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin; released by New Line, it earned 8% on Rotten Tomatoes and $31.3 million worldwide.
Luz
Luz (2018) is a 70-minute German horror thriller, Tilman Singer's KHM diploma film, about a possessed cabdriver's hypnosis confession; premiered at Berlinale 2018, released in German cinemas 21 March 2019.
May the Devil Take You
May the Devil Take You (Sebelum Iblis Menjemput) is Timo Tjahjanto's 2018 Indonesian horror film about a demonic pact; 110 minutes, Netflix, 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, sequel in 2020.
Nefarious (film)
Nefarious is a 2023 American independent supernatural thriller directed by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, in which a death-row serial killer claims to be a demon who wants his execution to proceed.
Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon, also released in the US as Curse of the Demon, is Jacques Tourneur's 1957 British horror film adapted from M.R. James's 'Casting the Runes', starring Dana Andrews as a psychologist cursed by occultist Niall MacGinnis, with a famous BBFC X-certificate history.
Nine Miles Down
Nine Miles Down is a 2009 psychological horror film directed by Anthony Waller, starring Adrian Paul and Kate Nauta, about a Saharan drilling station that may have broken through to Hell, inspired by the Well to Hell hoax.
Prey for the Devil
Prey for the Devil (originally The Devil's Light) is a 2022 Lionsgate supernatural horror film directed by Daniel Stamm, starring Jacqueline Byers as Sister Ann, a nun training to be the first female exorcist; it earned $19.8 million and weak reviews.
Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil (1975) is a Jack Starrett action-horror film starring Peter Fonda and Warren Oates as RV travelers pursued by Texas Satanists after witnessing a ritual sacrifice; 88 minutes, Fox, $12M gross.
Red State (2011 film)
Red State (2011) is Kevin Smith's horror-drama about three teens trapped by a Westboro-inspired fundamentalist cult and an ATF siege. Premiered at Sundance 2011, bought by Smith for $20, self-distributed via SModcast Pictures on a 15-city tour; stars Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo.
Rosario (2025 film)
Rosario (2025) is a supernatural horror film, Felipe Vargas's feature debut, starring Emeraude Toubia as a Wall Street stockbroker trapped with her grandmother's corpse during a snowstorm, facing a Palo Mayombe family curse; released May 2, 2025 by Mucho Mas Media.
Shelter (2010 film)
Shelter (2010), also released as 6 Souls, is a psychological horror film by Swedish directors Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, written by Michael Cooney, starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers; a $22 million production grossing $851,517.
Speed Demon (2026 film)
Speed Demon (2026) is an American horror film directed by Jon Keeyes, written by Domenico Salvaggio, starring Katie Cassidy as Sister Lu and William H. Macy as Father Novak, about a demon-possession exorcism on a runaway Montreal-to-New York train; released May 31, 2026, distinct from the Michael Jackson song and the Scourge RPG buff.
Starry Eyes
Starry Eyes is a 2014 American body-horror film by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, starring Alex Essoe as an aspiring actress whose Faustian deal with a satanic Hollywood production company transforms her physically and mentally; premiered at SXSW 2014.
Stigmata (film)
Stigmata is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright, in which an atheist hairdresser in Pittsburgh develops the wounds of Christ and the Vatican sends a priest to investigate.