{"id":357390,"date":"2021-10-24T15:15:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/"},"modified":"2021-10-24T15:15:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:15:34","slug":"10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"#10 Religious Horror Films About Catholicism and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aeea169b8525\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aeea169b8525\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/#10_Rosemarys_Baby_1968\" >10. Rosemary\u2019s Baby (1968)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/#9_Prince_of_Darkness_1987\" >9. Prince of Darkness (1987)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/#8_The_Witch_2015\" >8. The Witch (2015)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/#7_The_Devils_1971\" >7. The Devils (1971)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-religious-horror-films-about-catholicism-and-beyond\/#6_Kwaidan_1964\" >6. Kwaidan (1964)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#10 Religious Horror Films About Catholicism and Beyond<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;In this list, religious horror isn\u2019t just about God, the Devil, and a vial of holy water.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;&lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/horror-lists-religious.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Horror Lists Religious\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/horror-lists-religious.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/horror-lists-religious-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;&lt;\/figure&gt;&lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;&lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Mary Beth McAndrews\u00a0\u00b7 Published on October 24th, 2021 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;October is defined in Webster\u2019s Dictionary as \u201c31 days of horror.\u201d Don\u2019t bother looking it up; it\u2019s true. Most people take that to mean highlighting one horror movie a day, but here at FSR, we\u2019ve taken that up a spooky notch or nine by celebrating each day with a top ten list. This article about the best religious-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d horror films is part of our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> &lt;strong&gt;31 Days of Horror Lists&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Religious horror films, as most Western audiences know, is dominated by Catholic imagery, from crucifixes and vials of holy water to bibles with tattered pages and worn-down priests. The God and the devil are warring for our mortal souls, and the heroic priests on screen are the only ones able to fight in that battle. If you grew up Catholic like me, these films are terrifying reminders of what could await us after death.<\/p>\n<p>But if you grew up with a little less of that signature guilt pounded into your head every Sunday, the typical religious horror may not be keeping you up at night. Thankfully, religious horror is much more diverse than it may seem. From tackling doomsday cults to Korean mysticism, filmmakers around the globe are using their experience with different versions of faith to create horror beyond the scope of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>So say your prayers to whatever deity you worship and dive into some diabolical religious horror films chosen by Brad Gullickson, Chris\u00a0Coffel, Jacob Trussell, Rob\u00a0Hunter, Anna Swanson, Meg Shields, and myself.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Rosemarys_Baby_1968\"><\/span>10. Rosemary\u2019s Baby (1968)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368150 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rosemarys-baby.jpeg\" alt=\"Rosemarys Baby\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rosemarys-baby.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rosemarys-baby-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Who needs God when you have Satan-worshipping neighbors who want you to carry the Devil\u2019s baby? Roman Polanski\u2019s 1968 horror classic <em>Rosemary\u2019s Baby<\/em> weaves together themes about Christianity and the occult as the titular Rosemary (<strong>Mia Farrow<\/strong>) is reduced to nothing but a fleshy vessel for Satanic offspring. But here there aren\u2019t any exorcisms or religious rites. Instead, crucifixes are hung upside down, and the Bible is replaced with books about Satanism. There is no religious intervention, and evil is able to run rampant through the Renaissance Revival apartment building. The end. (Mary Beth McAndrews)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Prince_of_Darkness_1987\"><\/span><strong>9. Prince of Darkness (1987)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368149 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BMjE5NjAyMDAzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTMyNzg1MDI@._V1_-e1633061747581.jpg\" alt=\"Mvbmjenjaymdaznfbmlbanbnxkftztgwotmynzgmdi V\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me first say that this late 80s gem remains a somewhat underappreciated banger from <strong>John Carpenter<\/strong>. It\u2019s occasionally heady stuff thanks to a bonkers premise \u2014 the devil is green goo, and college students are studying it in a church basement! \u2014 and some of the performances are rough, but it\u2019s impossible not to love the nightmare of fun that Carpenter unleashes. Add in one of his best scores, a terrific pairing of <strong>Donald Pleasance<\/strong> and <strong>Victor Wong<\/strong>, and some entertaining grue, and you have a terrific horror film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The religious angle is why we\u2019re here, though, and that\u2019s one of the film\u2019s brightest highlights. Its very nature suggests a world where god and the devil exist, but rather than devolve into bland exorcisms and familiar beats, it approaches the concept through funky <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and nightmares of the future. The idea that what we call the devil is just a thin piece of glass away from entering our world is terrifying and thrilling, and Carpenter captures that possibility beautifully with imagery both grotesque and haunting. Still one the maestro\u2019s best endings too. (Rob Hunter)<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_The_Witch_2015\"><\/span>8. The Witch (2015)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368148 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/the-witch-1-e1633061764603.jpg\" alt=\"The Witch\" width=\"800\" height=\"506\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Eggers<\/strong>\u2018 2015 directorial debut\u00a0<em>The Witch<\/em> lays bare the hypocrisy of religion and the consequences of being too devout. Here, patriarch William (<strong>Ralph Ineson<\/strong>) and his family are expelled from their village for being overly pious and disagreeing with the relaxed practices of their leaders. Instead of admitting his own mistakes or trying to see eye to eye with his peers, William takes his family into the wilderness to start their own settlement. But here faith does not follow and the family begins to believe God has forsaken them. They are constantly looking for someone or something to blame for their misfortunes, never taking a moment to reflect on how their beliefs got them in this dire situation. Instead, they turn on their own family, specifically Thomasin (<strong>Anya Taylor-Joy<\/strong>) who they accuse of being a witch. Their hypocrisy makes their spiral into chaos feel all the more delicious. (Mary Beth McAndrews)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_The_Devils_1971\"><\/span>7. The Devils (1971)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368147 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/thedevils-e1633061778887.jpeg\" alt=\"Thedevils\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Where do I even start with <em>The Devils<\/em>? <strong>Ken Russell<\/strong>\u2018s 1971 film is a feverish, sensual, and disgusting descent into Catholic madness all centered around one convent and their exceedingly sexy priest Urbain Grandier (<strong>Oliver Reed<\/strong>). The kicker: it\u2019s all based on true events. Grandier was a real priest who was killed after the sexually repressed Mother Superior (played by <strong>Vanessa Redgrave<\/strong> in the film) accused him of witchcraft. Russell uses these true events and takes them to orgiastic extremes to create a critique of the hypocrisy and lavish lifestyle of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>It is <em>Blasphemy: The Movie<\/em> as nuns rip out pages of the Bible and rip open their habits on the altar, while priests in shimmering outfits sexually assault them under the guise of exorcism. Plus, Redgrave, dressed as a nun who dreams she is the Virgin Mary, licks the blood off Grandier-as-Jesus\u2019s nipple. It\u2019s no wonder this film was banned after its release. Thanks to Shudder, the film became much more accessible and more people were exposed to Russell\u2019s mad and perfect cinematic masterpiece. (Mary Beth McAndrews)<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Kwaidan_1964\"><\/span>6. Kwaidan (1964)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368162 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1108HOBERMAN1-superJumbo-e1633066884465.jpeg\" alt=\"Hoberman Superjumbo\" width=\"800\" height=\"312\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Kwaidan<\/em> is a 1964 Japanese anthology film that tackles, well, kwaidan, or \u2018ghost stories\u2019 about supernatural experiences in everyday life. Belief in spirits is a part of some religions in Japan, such as Buddhism and Shinto, a nature-focused religion that\u2019s been practiced in the country for thousands of years. But one segment of <em>Kwaidan,<\/em> in particular, touches most heavily on aspects of religious horror: \u201cHoichi the Earless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here, Hoichi is an attendant at a Buddhist temple who plays the biwa and is known for his singing voice. But when the spirit of a samurai starts to appear to Hoichi, a priest realizes Hoichi is in great danger. The spirit wants to take Hoichi to the grave with him, the priest warns. To protect the attendant, the priest paints a prayer, the Heart Sutra, on Hoichi\u2019s face to keep him safe. The segment both illustrates the power of these beliefs as well as the power of the spirits that occupy our world. (Mary Beth McAndrews)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361222\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/next-page.jpg\" alt=\"Next Page\" width=\"364\" height=\"99\"\/><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: 31 Days of Horror Lists\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marybeth.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Mary Beth McAndrews thinks found footage is good and will fight you if you say otherwise. When she&#8217;s not writing, she&#8217;s searching for Mothman with her two cats. 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