# 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.

## List of Satanic films
### pre-1960s

| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
| The Laboratory of Mephistopheles (French: Le Cabinet de Méphistophélès) | Georges Méliès | | 1897 | France | Based on the Faust legend |
| Faust and Marguerite | Edwin S. Porter | | 1900 | USA | based on the Michel Carré play Faust et Marguerite and the 1859 opera Faust adapted from the play by Charles Gounod. |
| The Damnation of Faust (French: Faust aux enfers) | Georges Méliès | | 1903 | France | |
| Faust and Marguerite (French: Damnation du docteur Faust) | Georges Méliès | Georges Méliès | 1904 | France | |
| 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. |
| Rapsodia satanica | Nino Oxilia | Lyda Borelli | 1915 | Italy | |
| Faust (German: Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage) | F. W. Murnau | Gösta Ekman Emil Jannings Camilla Horn | 1926 | Weimar Republic | |
| Häxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) | Benjamin Christensen | Benjamin Christensen Clara Pontoppidan Oscar Stribolt | 1929 | Sweden Denmark | |
| The Seventh Victim | Mark Robson | Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell | 1943 | USA | About a young woman who stumbles on an underground cult of devil worshippers. |

### 1960s

| 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 by Edgar Allan Poe. |
| Bedazzled | Stanley Donen | Peter Cook Dudley Moore Eleanor Bron | 1967 | United Kingdom | A comic retelling of the Faust legend. |
| Black Sunday | Mario Bava | Barbara Steele John Richardson Andrea Checchi Ivo Garrani Arturo Dominici 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 by Dennis Wheatley. |
| Rosemary's Baby | Roman Polanski | Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon | 1968 | United States | Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. |
| The Satanist | Zoltan G. Spencer | Pat Barrington Mary Bauer | 1968 | United States | |
| The Witchmaker | William O. Brown | Anthony Eisley Thordis Brandt Alvy Moore | 1969 | United States | |

### 1970s

| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
| All the Colors of the Dark (Italian: Tutti i colori del buio) | Sergio Martino | Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, George Rigaud | 1972 | Italy, Spain | |
| Alucarda (Spanish: Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas) | Juan López Moctezuma | Tina Romero, Claudio Brook, Susana Kamini | 1977 | Mexico | |
| Asylum of Satan | William Girdler | Charles Kissinger, Nick Jolley, Carla Borelli | 1972 | United States | |
| The Bermuda Depths | Tsugunobu Kotani (credited as Tom Kotani) | Leigh McCloskey Carl Weathers Connie Sellecca Julie Woodson Burl Ives Ruth Attaway | 1978 | Japan/United States | |
| Beyond the Door | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Juliet Mills Gabriele Lavia Richard Johnson | 1974 | Italy/United States | |
| The Blood on Satan's Claw (a.k.a. Satan's Skin) | Piers Haggard | Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews | 1971 | United Kingdom | |
| The Brotherhood of Satan | Bernard McEveety | Strother Martin L. Q. Jones Charles Bateman Ahna Capri Charles Robinson Alvy Moore Geri Reischl | 1971 | United States | |
| The Burning Hell | Ron Ormond | Jimmy Robbins, Tim Ormond, Robert G. Lee | 1974 | United States | |
| Burnt Offerings | Dan Curtis | Oliver Reed Karen Black Bette Davis Lee H. Montgomery Eileen Heckart Burgess Meredith Anthony James | 1976 | United States | |
| Daughters of Satan | Hollingsworth Morse | Tom Selleck, Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie | 1972 | United States | |
| Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell | Curtis Harrington | Richard Crenna Yvette Mimieux Kim Richards Ike Eisenmann | 1978 | United States | |
| The Devil Made Me Do It | Norbert Meisel | Brigette Giursa, Andy Hopkins, Celenthia Monett | 1974 | United States | |
| The Devil's Daughter | Jeannot Szwarc | Shelley Winters Belinda Montgomery Robert Foxworth Jonathan Frid | 1973 | United States | |
| Devil's Ecstasy | Brandon G. Carter | Cyndee Summers, Tara Blair, Patrick Wright | 1977 | United States | |
| The Devil's Rain | Robert Fuest | William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt | 1975 | Mexico, United States | |
| Don't Deliver Us from Evil (French: Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal) | Joël Séria | Jeanne Goupil, Catherine Wagener | 1971 | France | |
| The Eerie Midnight Horror Show (a.k.a. Enter the Devil) (Italian: L'Ossessa) | Mario Gariazzo | Stella Carnacina, Chris Avram | 1978 | Italy | |
| Equinox | Jack Woods Dennis Muren | Edward Connell Barbara Hewitt Frank Bonner Robin Christopher | 1970 | United States | |
| The Exorcist | William Friedkin | Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb | 1973 | United States | |
| The Hanging Woman (a.k.a. La orgía de los muertos, Beyond the Living Dead, Return of the Zombies) | José Luis Merino | Stelvio Rosi, Dyanik Zurakowska, Paul Naschy | 1973 | Spain, Italy | |
| I Don't Want to Be Born | Peter Sasdy | Joan Collins Ralph Bates Eileen Atkins | 1975 | British | |
| Inquisition (Spanish: Inquisición) | Paul Naschy | Paul Naschy, Daniela Giordano, Mónica Randall | 1976 | Spain | |
| The Last Step Down (a.k.a. Even Devils Pray) | Lawrence Ramport | Olivia James, Beatrice Stolen, Uschi Digard | 1971 | United States | |
| The Legacy | Richard Marquand | Katharine Ross Sam Elliott Roger Daltrey John Standing Margaret Tyzack | 1978 | United States | |
| Legacy of Satan | Gerard Damiano | John Francis, Lisa Christian, Paul Barry | 1974 | United States | |
| Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby | Sam O'Steen | Stephen McHattie, Patty Duke, George Maharis | 1976 | United States | sequel to Roman Polanski's 1968 film Rosemary's Baby |
| Exorcist II: The Heretic | John Boorman | Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher | 1977 | United States | |
| Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (German: Die Liebesbriefe einer portugesischen Nonne) | Erwin C. Dietrich Max Dora | Susan Hemingway William Berger | 1977 | West Germany Switzerland | |
| The Mephisto Waltz | Paul Wendkos | Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins | 1971 | United States | from the novel of the same title by Fred Mustard Stewart |
| The Omen | Richard Donner | Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner | 1976 | United Kingdom United States | |
| Race with the Devil | Jack Starrett | Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit | 1975 | United States | |
| Ring of Darkness (Italian: Un'ombra nell'ombra) | Pier Carpi | Valentina Cortese | 1979 | Italy | |
| Satan War | Bartell LaRue | Sally Schermerhorn, Jimmy Drankovitch | 1979 | United States | |
| Satan's Cheerleaders | Greydon Clark | John Ireland, Yvonne De Carlo, John Carradine | 1977 | United States | |
| Satan's School for Girls | David Lowell Rich | Pamela Franklin, Kate Jackson, Lloyd Bochner | 1973 | United States | |
| Satan's Slave (a.k.a. Evil Heritage) | Norman J. Warren | Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Candace Glendenning | 1976 | United Kingdom | |
| Satan's Triangle | Sutton Roley | Kim Novak Doug McClure Alejandro Rey Ed Lauter Jim Davis | 1975 | United States | |
| Satánico pandemonium | Gilberto Martínez Solares | Delia Magaña, Enrique Rocha, Cecilia Pezet | 1975 | Mexico | |
| The Sentinel | Michael Winner | Chris Sarandon Cristina Raines Martin Balsam John Carradine Jose Ferrer Ava Gardner Arthur Kennedy Burgess Meredith Sylvia Miles Deborah Raffin Eli Wallach | 1977 | United States | |
| Şeytan | Metin Erksan | Cihan Ünal, Erol Amaç, İsmail Hakkı Şen | 1974 | Turkey | |
| Shadow of Illusion (Italian: Ombre roventi) | Mario Caiano | William Berger, Daniela Giordano, Krista Nell | 1971 | Italy | |
| Something Evil | Steven Spielberg | Darren McGavin Sandy Dennis Ralph Bellamy Jeff Corey | 1972 | United States | |
| To the Devil... a Daughter (a.k.a. Child of Satan) | Peter Sykes | Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman | 1976 | United Kingdom, West Germany | |
| The Touch of Satan | Don Henderson | Michael Berry Emby Mellay Lee Amber Yvonne Winslow Jeanne Gerson Robert Easton | 1971 | United States | |
| Twins of Evil | John Hough | Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary Collinson | 1971 | United Kingdom | |
| Warlock Moon | Bill Herbert | Laurie Walters, Joe Spano, Edna MacAfee | 1973 | United States | |
| Damien: Omen II | Don Taylor Mike Hodges | William Holden, Lee Grant | 1978 | United States, United Kingdom | |

### 1980s

| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country |
| Omen III: The Final Conflict | Graham Baker | Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow, Rossano Brazzi | 1981 | United Kingdom, United States |
| Oh, God! You Devil | Paul Bogart | George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver | 1984 | United States |
| Angel Heart | Alan Parker | Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet | 1987 | United States |
| The Believers | John Schlesinger | Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia, Helen Shaver | 1987 | United States |
| Black Candles (Los ritos sexuales del diablo) | José Ramón Larraz | Helga Liné, Vanessa Hidalgo, Jeffrey Healey | 1982 | Spain |
| The Covenant | Walter Grauman | Jane Badler, Kevin Conroy, Judy Parfitt | 1985 | United States |
| Evilspeak | Eric Weston | Clint Howard, R. G. Armstrong, Joseph Cortese | 1982 | United States |
| Family Reunion | Michael Hawes | Mel Novak, Pam Phillips, Jack Starrett | 1989 | United States |
| Fear No Evil | Frank LaLoggia | Stefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kathleen Rowe McAllen | 1981 | United States |
| The Killing of Satan (Lumaban ka, Satanas) | Efren C. Piñon | Ramon Revilla, Elizabeth Oropesa, George Estregan | 1983 | Philippines |
| Night Train to Terror | Jay Schlossberg-Cohen | John Phillip Law, Cameron Mitchell | 1985 | United States |
| Night Visitor (a.k.a. Never Cry Devil) | Rupert Hitzig | Richard Roundtree, Elliott Gould, Shannon Tweed | 1989 | United States |
| Prime Evil | Roberta Findlay | William Beckwith, Christine Moore, Mavis Harris | 1988 | United States |
| Prince of Darkness | John Carpenter | Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker | 1987 | United States |
| Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare | John Fasano | Jon Mikl Thor, Jillian Peri, Teresa Simpson | 1987 | United States |
| Trick or Treat | Charles Martin Smith | Marc Price Tony Fields Gene Simmons Ozzy Osbourne | 1986 | United States |
| The Unholy | Camilo Vila | Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, Hal Holbrook | 1988 | United States |
| Warlock | Steve Miner | Julian Sands Lori Singer Richard E. Grant | 1989 | United States |

### 1990s

| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
| The Exorcist III | Carter DeHaven, James G. Robinson | George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller | 1990 | United States | third installment in the Exorcist series |
| Mister Frost | Philippe Setbon | Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker | 1990 | United Kingdom France | |
| Omen IV: The Awakening | Jorge Montesi, Dominique Othenin-Girard | Faye Grant, Michael Woods, Asia Vieira | 1991 | Canada | the fourth installment in The Omen series. |
| Blood Church (a.k.a. Heartland of Darkness) | Eric Swelstad | Nick Baldasare, Linnea Quigley, Dino Tripodis | 1992 | United States | |
| El Sacristan del Diablo | Jorge Luke [es] | Sebastian Ligarde, Jorge Luke [es], Eva Garbo | 1992 | Mexico | |
| The Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la Bestia) | Álex de la Iglesia | Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza, Santiago Segura | 1995 | Spain | |
| The First Power | Robert Resnikoff | Lou Diamond Phillips Tracy Griffith Jeff Kober Mykel T. Williamson | 1990 | United States | |
| The Prophecy | Gregory Widen | Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen | 1995 | United States | |
| The Devil's Advocate | Taylor Hackford | Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron | 1997 | United States | based on Andrew Neiderman's novel of the same name. |
| The Omega Code | Rob Marcarelli | Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Ironside | 1999 | United States, Canada, Israel | a plan by the Antichrist to take over the world. |
| Sleepy Hollow | Tim Burton | Johnny Depp Christina Ricci Miranda Richardson Michael Gambon Casper Van Dien | 1999 | United States | |
| Stigmata | Rupert Wainwright | Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce | 1999 | United States | |

### 2000s

| 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 |
| Fever Night aka Band of Satanic Outsiders | Jordan Harris, Andrew Schrader | Peter Tullio, Philip Marlatt, Melanie Rose Wilson | 2009 | United States | about Satanic manifestations. |
| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora | 2001 | United States | follow-up to the 1999 film Omega Code |
| Rain Rain Come Again | Jayaraj | Ajay Jose, Reji V Nair, Divya Lakshmi | 2002 | India | first Malayalam film centered on theme of satanism. |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Scott Derrickson | Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson | 2005 | United States | loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel. |
| The Ninth Gate | Roman Polanski | Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella | 2000 | France, Spain | about a rare and ancient book for summoning the Devil |
| The Omen (a.k.a. The Omen: 666) | John Moore | Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow | 2006 | United States | remake of the 1976 film of the same name |
| 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 of Iblis and the role of God and the Devil in secular society |

### 2010s

| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country |
| The Blackcoat's Daughter (a.k.a. February) | Oz Perkins | Kiernan Shipka Emma Roberts Lucy Boynton Lauren Holly James Remar | 2015 | Canada/United States |
| Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV Series) | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Kiernan Shipka Miranda Otto Lucy Davis Chance Perdomo Michelle Gomez Tati Gabrielle Abigail Cowen Adeline Rudolph | 2018 | United States |
| Devil (a.k.a. The Night Chronicles 1: Devil) | John Erick Dowdle | Chris Messina,Logan Marshall-Green,Geoffrey Arend | 2010 | United States |
| The Last Exorcism | Daniel Stamm | Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr | 2010 | United States |
| The Last Exorcism Part II | Ed Gass-Donnelly | Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark | 2013 | United States |
| The Devil's Candy | Sean Byrne | Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Pruitt Taylor Vince | 2015 | United States |
| The Rite | Mikael Håfström | Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga | 2011 | United States, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom |
| The Witch | Robert Eggers | Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie | 2015 | United States, Canada |
| Starry Eyes | Kevin Kölsch Dennis Widmyer | Alexandra Essoe Amanda Fuller Noah Segan | 2014 | United States |
| Ready or Not | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien | 2019 | United States |

### 2020s

| Title | Director(s) | Actors | Premiere | Country | Notes / Ref. |
| Longlegs | Oz Perkins | Maika Monroe Nicolas Cage Blair Underwood | 2024 | United States | |