Satanic film

Not to be confused with films entitled Satanic, see Satanic (disambiguation).

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.

List of satanic films

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pre-1960s

• Faust (1926)
• Häxan (a.k.a. Witchcraft Through the Ages) (1929)
• The Seventh Victim (1943)

1960s

• The Devil Rides Out (a.k.a. The Devil's Bride) (1968)
• The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• The Satanist (1968)
• The Witchmaker (1969)

1970s

• All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
• Alucarda (1977)
• Asylum of Satan (1972)
• The Blood on Satan's Claw (a.k.a Satan's Skin) (1971)
• The Burning Hell (1974)
• Daughter of Satan (1970)
• The Devil Made Me Do It (1974)
• Devil's Ecstasy (1977)
• The Devil's Rain (1975)
• Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971)
• The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (a.k.a Enter the Devil) (1978)
• The Exorcist (1973)
  • Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), The Exorcist III (1990)
• The Hanging Woman (a.k.a. La orgía de los muertos) (1973)
• Inquisition (1976)
• The Last Step Down (1971)
• Legacy of Satan (1974)
• Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
• Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)
• The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
• The Omen (1976)
  • Damien: Omen II (1978), Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), Omen IV: The Awakening (1991), The Omen (2006)
• Race with the Devil (1975)
• Ring of Darkness (1979)
• Satan War (1979)
• Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)
• Satan's School for Girls (1973)
• Satan's Slave (1976)
• Satanic Pandemonium (1975)
• Şeytan (1974)
• Shadow of Illusion (a.k.a. Ombre roventi) (1971)
• To the Devil... a Daughter (1976)
• Twins of Evil (1971)
• Warlock Moon (1973)

1980s

• Angel Heart (1987)
• The Believers (1987)
• Black Candles (1982)
• The Covenant (1985)
• Evilspeak (1982)
• Family Reunion (1989)
• Fear No Evil (1981)
• The Killing of Satan (1983)
• Night Train to Terror (1985)
• Night Visitor (a.k.a. Never Cry Devil) (1989)
• Prime Evil (1988)
• Prince of Darkness (1987)
• Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)
• The Unholy (1988)

1990s

• Blood Church (1992)
• The Day of the Beast (1995)
• Mister Frost (1990)
• The Prophecy (1995)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• Stigmata (1999)

2000s

• Bless the Child (2000)
• Rain Rain Come Again (2002)
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
• The Ninth Gate (2000)

2010s

• Devil (2010)
• The Devil's Candy (2015)
• The Last Exorcism (2010)
• The Rite (2011)
• The Witch (2015)
• Ready or Not (2019)

See also

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