
ASatanic film is asubgenre ofhorror film, and at times other film genres, that involves theDevil as a concept or a character. Common themes/characters in Satanic film include theAntichrist,demonic possession,exorcism, andwitchcraft.[citation needed]
| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Laboratory of Mephistopheles (French:Le Cabinet de Méphistophélès) | Georges Méliès | 1897 | France | Based on theFaust legend[1] | |
| Faust and Marguerite | Edwin S. Porter | 1900 | USA | based on the Michel Carré playFaust et Marguerite and the 1859 operaFaust adapted from the play byCharles Gounod.[2] | |
| The Damnation of Faust (French:Faust aux enfers) | Georges Méliès | 1903 | France | [3] | |
| Faust and Marguerite (French:Damnation du docteur Faust) | Georges Méliès | Georges Méliès | 1904 | France | [4] |
| The Student of Prague (German:Der Student von Prag a.k.a.A Bargain with Satan | Stellan Rye | Paul Wegener John Gottowt Grete Berger | 1913 | German Empire | based on "William Wilson" and Faust legend.[5] |
| Rapsodia satanica | Nino Oxilia | Lyda Borelli | 1915 | Italy | [6] |
| Faust (German:Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage) | F. W. Murnau | Gösta Ekman Emil Jannings Camilla Horn | 1926 | Weimar Republic | [7][8] |
| Häxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) | Benjamin Christensen | Benjamin Christensen Clara Pontoppidan Oscar Stribolt | 1929 | Sweden Denmark | [9] |
| The Seventh Victim | Mark Robson | Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell | 1943 | USA | About a young woman who stumbles on an undergroundcult ofdevil worshippers.[10] |
| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masque of the Red Death | Roger Corman | Vincent Price Hazel Court Jane Asher | 1964 | United Kingdom United States | Short story byEdgar Allan Poe.[11] |
| Bedazzled | Stanley Donen | Peter Cook Dudley Moore Eleanor Bron | 1967 | United Kingdom | A comic retelling of the Faust legend.[12] |
| Black Sunday | Mario Bava | Barbara Steele Enrico Oliveri | 1960 | Italy | |
| The Devil Rides Out (The Devil's Bride) | Terence Fisher | Christopher Lee Charles Gray Niké Arrighi | 1968 | United Kingdom | Based on the 1934 novel byDennis Wheatley.[13] |
| Rosemary's Baby | Roman Polanski | Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon | 1968 | United States | Based on the 1967 novel byIra Levin.[14] |
| The Satanist | Zoltan G. Spencer | Pat Barrington Mary Bauer | 1968 | United States | [15] |
| The Witchmaker | William O. Brown | Anthony Eisley Thordis Brandt Alvy Moore | 1969 | United States | [16] |
| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bless the Child | Chuck Russell | Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci | 2000 | United States, Germany | based on the novel of the same name by Cathy Cash Spellman[105] |
| Fever Night aka Band of Satanic Outsiders | Jordan Harris, Andrew Schrader | Peter Tullio, Philip Marlatt, Melanie Rose Wilson | 2009 | United States | about Satanic manifestations.[106][107] |
| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora | 2001 | United States | follow-up to the 1999 filmOmega Code[108] |
| Rain Rain Come Again | Jayaraj | Ajay Jose, Reji V Nair, Divya Lakshmi | 2002 | India | first Malayalam film centered on theme of satanism.[109] |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Scott Derrickson | Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson | 2005 | United States | loosely based on the story ofAnneliese Michel.[110][111] |
| The Ninth Gate | Roman Polanski | Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella | 2000 | France, Spain | about a rare and ancient book for summoning the Devil[112][113][114] |
| The Omen (a.k.a.The Omen: 666) | John Moore | Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow | 2006 | United States | remake of the1976 film of the same name[115][116] |
| Semum | Hasan Karacadağ | Ayça İnci Burak Hakkı Cem Kurtoğlu Sefa Zengin Bahtiyar Engin Nazlı Ceren Argon Yıldırım Öcek Hakan Meriçliler Levent Sülün Süha Tok | 2008 | Turkey | About summoning a servant ofIblis and the role of God and the Devil in secular society[117] |
| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longlegs | Oz Perkins | Maika Monroe | 2024 | United States | |
| The First Omen | Arkasha Stevenson | Nell Tiger Free, | 2024 | United States | Prequel to the 1976 filmThe Omen, the sixth film in thefranchise[131] |
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