Top 10 Best Religious Horror Movies
List by top10Religious sources are among the oldest and most well-known texts in the world. Religion has had a tremendous influence on human culture. The vast majority of people have been impacted by religion in one way or another. It should come as no surprise then that religion frequently inspires horror stories. The rich, often supernatural nature of religion makes it the perfect backdrop for horror stories. Demons, Satan, and the like are often based on religious sources. So, if you like horror, you should check these top ten films that have drawn heavily from religion.
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The Omen (1976)
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86%
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7.6
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the de...
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The Witch (2016)
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91%
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6.8
New England in the 1630s: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness. When their newborn son vanishes and crops fail, t...
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The Exorcist III (1990)
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55%
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6.3
Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that al...
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Martyrs (2008)
- Gore, Psychological, Twisted Mystery | Body Horror, Confined, Cult, New French Extremity, Religion, Revenge, Splatter, Torture
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53%
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7.1
A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living h...
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Mother! (2017)
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69%
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6.7
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence....
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The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
- Psychological, Twisted Mystery | Back from the Dead, Cult Classic, Dangerous Exploration, Folk Horror, Witchcraft, 80's
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N/A
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6.4
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scien...
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Prince of Darkness (1987)
- Demons, Supernatural | Psychic, Satanic, 80's
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58%
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6.7
A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world....
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Vampires (1998)
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37%
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6.1
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight....
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Stigmata (1999)
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21%
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6.2
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word ...
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The Rite (2011)
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21%
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6.0
Seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), ...
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