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Movies by Lists - Satans Favorite Horror Films (68 [69])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
AbbyA marriage counselor becomes possessed by the demon of sexuality, when her father-in-law, an exorcist, freed it while in Africa.1974William GirdlerHorror5.6 (943 votes)8920211228
All The Colors of the Dark [Tutti i colori del buio]A woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.1972Sergio MartinoHorror, Thriller6.7 (3.9K votes)8720211228
AlucardaAfter the death of her parents, a young girl arrives at a convent and brings a sinister presence with her. Is it her enigmatic imaginary friend, Alucarda, who is to blame? Or is there a satanic force at work?1977Juan López MoctezumaHorror6.3 (3.4K votes)7820211228
Angel HeartA private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.1987Alan ParkerHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (85.8K votes)11320211228
Black Cat, TheAmerican honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.1934Edgar G. Ulmer (*)Adventure, Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller7.0 (10.9K votes)6520211228
Black Sunday aka La maschera del demonioA vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant, with only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor standing in her way.1960Mario Bava (*)Horror7.2 (15K votes)8720211228
Bless the ChildCody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do 2000Chuck RussellCrime, Drama, Horror, Thriller5.1 (14.5K votes)10720211228
Church [Demons 3], TheAn old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.1989Michele SoaviHorror6.2 (7.7K votes)10220211228
Church, The [La Chiesa]An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.1989Michele SoaviHorror6.2 (7.7K votes)10220211228
Church, The aka La chiesaAn old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.1989Michele SoaviHorror6.2 (7.7K votes)10220211228
Conjuring, TheParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.2013James WanHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (484.2K votes)11220211228
ConstantineSupernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.2005Francis LawrenceAction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery7.0 (330.2K votes)12120211228
Curse Of The DemonAmerican professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshiper Julian Karswell.1957Jacques Tourneur (*)Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (13.3K votes)9520211228
Dark and the Wicked, TheOn a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.2020Bryan BertinoHorror6.1 (20.5K votes)9520231001
Dark WatersA girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.1993Mariano BainoDrama, Horror, Mystery6.0 (2.4K votes)9420211228
Day of the Beast, The aka El día de la bestiaBent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still1995Álex de la IglesiaAction, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller7.4 (20.9K votes)9920211228
DevilA group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them.2010John Erick DowdleHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (141.9K votes)8020211228
Devil and Daniel Webster, TheA nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.1941William Dieterle (*)Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.6 (4.9K votes)10720211228
Devil Inside, TheIn Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.2012William Brent BellHorror4.2 (36.8K votes)8320231001
The Devil Rides OutDevil worshipers plan to convert two new victims.1968Terence Fisher (*)Horror6.9 (8.9K votes)9520220423
Devil's Advocate, TheAn exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.1997Taylor HackfordDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (355.5K votes)14420211228
Devils, TheIn 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually-repressed nun.1971Ken Russell (*)Biography, Drama, History7.8 (15.5K votes)11120211228
Dominion Prequel To The ExorcistYears before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.2005Paul Schrader (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller5.2 (11.4K votes)11720211228
Don't Deliver Us From Evil [Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal]During summer break, two bored Catholic schoolgirls vow to become Satanists and play a series of increasingly dangerous and morbid games.1971Joël SériaDrama, Horror6.8 (2.3K votes)10220211228
End of DaysAt the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.1999Peter HyamsAction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller5.8 (109.3K votes)12220211228
Exorcism of Emily Rose, TheA lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl.2005Scott DerricksonDrama, Horror, Thriller6.7 (139.6K votes)11920240316
Exorcist IIIA police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.1990William Peter BlattyDrama, Horror, Mystery6.5 (30.7K votes)11020211228
Exorcist The BeginningYears before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.2004Renny HarlinHorror, Mystery, Thriller5.1 (36.4K votes)11420211228
Exorcist, TheWhen a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.1973William Friedkin (*)Horror8.0 (384.5K votes)12220211228
FallenHomicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution, the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.1998Gregory HoblitAction, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (80.5K votes)12420211228
FaustThe demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.1926F.W. Murnau (*)Drama, Fantasy, Horror8.1 (14.9K votes)10720211228
HäxanFictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.1922Benjamin ChristensenDocumentary, Fantasy, History, Horror7.7 (13.8K votes)9120211228
HellraiserA woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body so he can escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their sadistic underw1987Clive BarkerHorror, Thriller7.0 (115.5K votes)9420211228
HereditaryA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.2018Ari AsterDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (280.4K votes)12720211228
Horror HotelA young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.1960John Llewellyn MoxeyHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (7.2K votes)7620211228
House of the Devil, TheIn 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.2009Ti WestHorror, Mystery6.4 (43.9K votes)9520211228
I Drink Your BloodA group of Satanic hippies wreak havoc on a small town where a young boy, whose sister and grandfather were victimized by them, tries to get even - with deadly results.1970David E. DurstonHorror6.0 (3.6K votes)8320211228
IncubusOn a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.1966Leslie StevensHorror6.2 (1.9K votes)7820211228
Invocation of My Demon BrotherExperimental short, featuring strobe-like erotic imagery with several shots of the Rolling Stones in performance and an original synthesizer score by Mick Jagger.1969Kenneth Anger (*)Short, Horror6.5 (1.8K votes)1220211228
Jacob's LadderMourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of de1990Adrian Lyne (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery7.5 (104.6K votes)11320211228
Jaws of SatanA preacher whose ancestors were cursed by Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake.1981Bob ClaverHorror4.0 (799 votes)9220211228
Last Exorcism, TheA troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.2010Daniel StammHorror, Mystery, Thriller5.7 (49.5K votes)8720211228
Lords of ChaosA teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.2018Jonas ÅkerlundBiography, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller6.6 (14.9K votes)11820211228
Lost SoulsA Catholic teacher meets an atheist journalist, whom a group of Catholics and Priests believes has been chosen by the devil to be the Antichrist.2000Janusz KaminskiDrama, Horror, Thriller4.8 (10.9K votes)9720211228
Lucifer RisingEgyptian gods summons the angel Lucifer - in order to usher in a new occult age.1972Kenneth Anger (*)Short, Fantasy7.2 (3K votes)2920211228
Masque of the Red Death, TheA European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.1964Roger Corman (*)Drama, Horror7.0 (14K votes)8920211228
Mephisto Waltz, TheAn old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist.1971Paul WendkosHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.0 (2.8K votes)11520220731
Mother Joan of the AngelsA priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.1961Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama, Horror, Mystery7.6 (3.2K votes)11020211228
Needful ThingsA mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.1993Fraser C. HestonCrime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller6.3 (24.5K votes)12020211228
Night of the DemonAmerican professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshiper Julian Karswell.1957Jacques Tourneur (*)Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (13.3K votes)9520211228
Ninth Gate, TheA rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones.1999Roman Polanski (*)Mystery, Thriller6.7 (176.5K votes)13320211228
Noroi - The CurseA documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."2005Kôji ShiraishiHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (11.8K votes)11520211228
Omen 2 - DamienDamien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.1978Don Taylor, Mike HodgesHorror6.3 (31.4K votes)10720211228
Omen 3 - The Final ConflictThe now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.1981Graham BakerHorror5.6 (19.9K votes)10820211228
Omen, TheMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?1976Richard DonnerHorror, Mystery7.5 (115K votes)11120211228
Prophecy, TheAt the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school tea1995Gregory WidenAction, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (30.8K votes)9820211228
Race with the DevilTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.1975Jack StarrettAction, Horror, Thriller6.6 (6.4K votes)8820211228
Rite, TheAmerican seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donaghue) travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.2011Mikael HåfströmDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.0 (95.8K votes)11420211228
Rosemary's BabyA young couple trying for a baby move into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, but find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.1968Roman Polanski (*)Drama, Horror8.0 (207.9K votes)13720211228
Sentinel, TheA young woman moves into an apartment in a building which houses a sinister evil.1977Michael WinnerHorror6.4 (10.1K votes)9220211228
Seventh Victim, TheA woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village, and finds that they may have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance.1943Mark RobsonDrama, Horror, Mystery6.8 (6.6K votes)7120211228
Spirits of the Dead [Histoires extraordinaires]Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel princess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.1968Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger VadimDrama, Horror, Mystery6.5 (6.2K votes)12120211228
Stand, TheAfter a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evi1994Mick GarrisAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi7.2 (35.2K votes)020211228
StigmataWhen a young woman becomes afflicted by stigmata, a priest is sent to investigate her case, which may have severe ramifications for his faith and for the Catholic Church itself.1999Rupert WainwrightHorror6.2 (70.1K votes)10320230424
Tombs of the Blind DeadMedieval knights executed for their black magic rituals come back as zombies to torment a group of vacationing college kids.1972Amando de OssorioAdventure, Horror, Thriller6.2 (5.7K votes)10120211228
Wicker Man, TheA puritan Police Sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, whom the Pagan locals claim never existed.1973Robin HardyHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (78K votes)8820211228
Witch, TheA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.2015Robert Eggers (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery6.9 (232.6K votes)9220211228
Witchfinder GeneralA young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.1968Michael ReevesDrama, History, Horror6.7 (10.6K votes)8620220423
The Babysitter2017Greg KlepperShort, Horror, Thriller7.8 (Unkn) Excluded