An Occult or Satanic film is a subgenre of horror film, , that involves the Devil or the supernatural as a concept or a character. Common themes/characters include the Antichrist, demonic possession, exorcism, witchcraft and the supernatural.
Killer Tongue (La lengua and asesina) is a British/Spanish comedy sci-fi/horror film from 1996. It was directed by Alberto Sciamma. Starring Melinda Clarke, Jason Durr, Doug Bradley and Robert Englund. Plot In Killer Tongue a woman is hiding out with four colored poodles in a gas station in the desert. She cares for the loot […]
Dreamscape is an American dark science-fiction adventure film from 1984 directed by Joseph Ruben. Starring Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Max von Sydow, and Christopher Plummer. Plot Alex Gardner a 26 year old has strong psychic abilities. He was once in a psychic abilities scientific study under the leadership of Dr. Paul Novotny, but left the […]
Ghoulies is an American horror comedy film from 1985 directed by Luca Bercovici. Starring Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan and Michael Des Barres. Plot At a satanic ceremony, a baby named Jonathan Graves is about to be sacrificed by his glowing-eyed father, Malcolm (Michael Des Barres). Jonathan’s mother, Anastasia, rescues the child and puts an amulet […]
Simon, King of the Witches is an American exploitation horror film from 1971 directed by Bruce Kessler. Starring Andrew Prine, Brenda Scott, George Paulsin and Norman Burton. Plot Simon Sinestrari (Andrew Prine), a cynical ceremonial magician, is on a quest to become a god. Simon is living in a storm sewer, selling his charms and […]
The House by the Cemetery (aka: Quella villa accanto al cimitero) is an Italian occult horror film from 1981 directed by Lucio Fulci. Starring Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina and Dagmar Lassander. This movie was the third part of Lucio Fulci’s “Gates of hell” trilogy also including City of the […]
The Devil Rides Out aka The Devil’s Bride is a British horror film from 1968. It is based on a novel from 1934 by Dennis Wheatley. The Devil’s Bride was directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Niké Arrighi and Leon Greene. Plot The story takes place at the countryside of England. Duc de […]
Headhunter is a South African horror film from 1988 directed by Francis Schaeffer. Starring Kay Lenz, Wayne Crawford, and Steve Kanaly. Plot Set in Miami (but obviously for the people who know Miami it is somewhere else). A Miami cop finds out his wife has a female lover, and he begins to have an affair […]
Boogey-man II (also known as Revenge of the Boogeyman) is an American slasher film from 1983 directed by Ulli Lommel. Starring Suzanna Love, Ulli Lommel, and Shannah Hall. Plot Lacey is approached by a group of people from Hollywood to make a movie based on her experiences in the first movie Boogeyman. Lacey travels to […]
Suspiria is an Italian horror film from 1977 directed by Dario Argento. Starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett, in her final film role. Plot Suzy Bannion travels to Germany to perfect her ballet skills. She arrives at the Tanz dance academy with a taxi in […]
The Initiation is an American slasher film from 1984 directed by Larry Stewart. Starring Daphne Zuniga, Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, and James Read. Plot Since childhood, college student Kelly Fairchild has suffered from a recurring nightmare in which a strange man is burned alive in her childhood home. The nightmare began when Kelly suffered amnesia […]
