Satanic film

A Satanic film is a subgenre of horror film, and at times other film genres, that involves the Devil as a concept or a character. Common themes/characters in Satanic film include the Antichrist, demonic possession, exorcism, and witchcraft.

Poster for The Seventh Victim (1943) with tag line "Slave to Satan!"

List of satanic films
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pre-1960s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
The Laboratory of Mephistopheles
(French: Le Cabinet de Méphistophélès)		Georges Méliès1897FranceBased on the Faust legend[1]
Faust and MargueriteEdwin S. Porter1900USAbased on the Michel Carré play Faust et Marguerite
and the 1859 opera Faust adapted from the play by Charles Gounod.[2]
The Damnation of Faust
(French: Faust aux enfers)		Georges Méliès1903France[3]
Faust and Marguerite
(French: Damnation du docteur Faust)		Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès1904France[4]
The Student of Prague
(German: Der Student von Prag
a.k.a A Bargain with Satan		Stellan RyePaul Wegener
John Gottowt
Grete Berger		1913German Empirebased on "William Wilson" and Faust legend.[5]
Rapsodia satanicaNino OxiliaLyda Borelli1915Italy[6]
Faust
(German: Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage)		F. W. MurnauGösta Ekman
Emil Jannings
Camilla Horn		1926Weimar Republic[7][8]
Häxan
(Witchcraft Through the Ages)		Benjamin ChristensenBenjamin Christensen
Clara Pontoppidan
Oscar Stribolt		1929Sweden
Denmark		[9]
The Seventh VictimMark RobsonTom Conway,
Jean Brooks,
Isabel Jewell		1943USAAbout a young woman who stumbles on an underground cult of devil worshippers.[10]

1960s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
The Masque of the Red DeathRoger CormanVincent Price
Hazel Court
Jane Asher		1964United Kingdom
United States		Short story
by Edgar Allan Poe.[11]
BedazzledStanley DonenPeter Cook
Dudley Moore
Eleanor Bron		1967United KingdomA comic retelling
of the Faust legend.[12]
The Devil Rides Out
(The Devil's Bride)		Terence FisherChristopher Lee
Charles Gray
Niké Arrighi		1968United KingdomBased on the 1934 novel
by Dennis Wheatley.[13]
Rosemary's BabyRoman PolanskiMia Farrow
John Cassavetes
Ruth Gordon		1968United StatesBased on the 1967 novel
by Ira Levin. [14]
The SatanistZoltan G. SpencerPat Barrington
Mary Bauer		1968United States[15]
The WitchmakerWilliam O. BrownAnthony Eisley
Thordis Brandt
Alvy Moore		1969United States[16]

1970s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
All the Colors of the Dark (Italian: Tutti i colori del buio)Sergio MartinoEdwige Fenech,
George Hilton,
George Rigaud		1972Italy,
Spain		[17][18]
Alucarda (Spanish: Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas)Juan López MoctezumaTina Romero,
Claudio Brook,
Susana Kamini		1977Mexico[19]
Asylum of Satan1972
The Blood on Satan's Claw (a.k.a Satan's Skin)1971
The Burning Hell1974
Daughter of Satan1970
The Devil Made Me Do It1974
Devil's Ecstasy1977
The Devil's Rain1975
Don't Deliver Us from Evil1971
The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (a.k.a Enter the Devil)1978
The Exorcist1973
The Hanging Woman (a.k.a. La orgía de los muertos)1973
Inquisition1976
The Last Step Down1971
Legacy of Satan1974
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby1976
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun1977
The Mephisto Waltz1971
The Omen1976
Race with the Devil1975
Ring of Darkness1979
Satan War1979
Satan's Cheerleaders1977
Satan's School for Girls1973
Satan's Slave1976
Satanic Pandemonium1975
Şeytan1974
Shadow of Illusion (a.k.a. Ombre roventi)1971
To the Devil... a Daughter1976
Twins of Evil1971
Warlock Moon1973
Damien: Omen II1978

1980s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
Omen III: The Final Conflict1981
Oh, God! You Devil1984[20][21]
Angel Heart1987
The Believers1987
Black Candles1982
The Covenant1985
Evilspeak1982
Family Reunion1989
Fear No Evil1981
The Killing of Satan1983
Night Train to Terror1985
Night Visitor (a.k.a. Never Cry Devil)1989
Prime Evil1988
Prince of Darkness1987
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare1987
The Unholy1988

1990s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
The Exorcist III1990
Mister Frost1990
Omen IV: The Awakening1991
Blood Church (a.k.a Heartland of Darkness)Eric SwelstadNick Baldasare,
Linnea Quigley,
Dino Tripodis		1992USA[22]
The Day of the Beast1995
The Prophecy1995
The Devil's Advocate1997
Stigmata1999

2000s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
Bless the ChildChuck RussellKim Basinger,
Jimmy Smits,
Angela Bettis,
Rufus Sewell,
Christina Ricci		2000United States,
Germany		[23]
Rain Rain Come Again2002
The Exorcism of Emily Rose2005
The Ninth Gate2000
The Omen2006

2010s
TitleDirector(s)ActorsPremiereCountryNotes / Ref.
Devil (a.k.a The Night Chronicles 1: Devil)John Erick Dowdle
2010United States[24][25][26]
The Last Exorcism2010
The Devil's Candy2015
The Rite2011
The Witch2015
Ready or Not2019


See also
  • Devil in popular culture
  • Satanism
  • Satan
  • List of horror film antagonists

References
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