Best movies like The House of Exorcism
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Plot Summary:
A total re-edit of Mario Bava's gothic classic Lisa and the Devil (1973) for US release in 1975. Cheesy exorcism scenes were shot to try to capitalize on the success of The Exorcist (1973).
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, psychotronic
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Enter the Devil (1974)
Plot Summary:
The story in this horror movie revolves around a strange religious icon and the demonic sexual influence it exerts on a young art student. After a gory dream sequence in which the woman imagines herself being nailed to a cross herself, the statue eventually comes to life and begins to sexually torment her.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: satanic, psychotronic
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Damned in Venice (1978)
Plot Summary:
A blind boy receives a vision that warn him of the birth of the anti-christ.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 477
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: disturbing, controversial
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Demon Witch Child (1975)
Plot Summary:
An old witch seeks vengence through the daughter of the politician who had her thrown in jail. Soon the little girl's head is spinning around, and an old priest is called in to perform an exorcism.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, slasher, satanic, psychotronic
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The Covenant (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience supernatural phenomena of a violent and hostile nature.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, independent film
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The Return of the Exorcist (1975)
Plot Summary:
A priest becomes involved in demonology and exorcisms.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: demonic, suspense, sexploitation film
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Exorcismo (1975)
Plot Summary:
A priest struggles to save the life of a young woman who is possessed by the malevolent spirit of her father.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, demonic, bleak, scary, rough, disturbing, satanic, cult film
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Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (2006)
Plot Summary:
The film takes place in an undisclosed part of Florida, in which a priest is called upon to help exorcise Gail Bowers, who has come to be possessed by malevolent forces.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: demonic, tense, suspense, mockbuster, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
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The Exorcism of God (2021)
Plot Summary:
An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Mexico, Venezuela, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Beyond the Door (1974)
Plot Summary:
Jessica Barrett, wife and mother of two young children, begins to show signs of demonic possession while pregnant with her third child. As she seeks help from her husband and doctor, a mysterious man approaches her and seems to have some answers.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, satanic, demonic, bleak, suspenseful, scary, psychotronic, slasher, gothic horror, mystic
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Maligno (2016)
Plot Summary:
After causing a bloody slaughter in a hospital, the most cruel and powerful forest spirit is trapped in a pavilion, after a ritual of witchcraft. Decades later, the wall is broke, waking the evil force. When a young teen is possessed by the spirit, her mother must find a way to stop him before it takes her life and regain its catastrophic murderous power.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Peru
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing
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Luciferina (2018)
Plot Summary:
After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic
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Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
Plot Summary:
An American journalist in Prague searches for his girlfriend who has suddenly disappeared.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, rough, mind bending, slasher, surreal, grindhouse, gothic, suspense, erotic
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Lisa and the Devil (1973)
Plot Summary:
Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper Leandre.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, suspenseful, scary, psychological, atmospheric, gothic, surreal, grindhouse, slasher, sexy
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32 Malasana Street (2020)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by real events, the story centers around a family in the 70s who settles in the Madrid neighborhood of Malasaña where their new house will become the worst of their nightmares.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, enigmatic, dark, splatter, crying
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Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Plot Summary:
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, suspense, surreal, splatter, cult horror, psychological, slasher, religious horror, saga
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Dabbe 5: Curse of the Jinn (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dilek, a housewife suddenly starts to feel presence of something abnormal in a specific room in their house. Though her husband, Omer refuses to agree with her but situation become worse. They find out that, an ancient paranormal creature called Jinn, has cursed on Dilek. They seek for a way to cure her but instead they find out some shocking event of Dilek's early life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Crucifixion (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: satanic, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, demonic, splatter, psychotronic, bizarre
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Stigmata (1999)
Plot Summary:
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 of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, biblical, satanic, psychological, suspense, spiritual, bleak, intense, psychological thriller
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Veronica (2017)
Plot Summary:
Madrid, 1990s. After making a Ouija with friends, a teenager is besieged by dangerous supernatural presences that threaten to harm her whole family. Inspired by terrifying police files never solved.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, serious, suspenseful, demonic, spooky, psychological thriller, retro
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The Devil Inside (2012)
Plot Summary:
In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, demonic, suspense, rough, serious, satanic, terrifying, captivating, disturbing
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Exorcism (2003)
Plot Summary:
In the city of angels - Los Angeles - no one is immune from the lurking spirits, neither good nor evil. As the end of time rapidly approaches, both forces have much work to do. Both sides contend for the same souls, but which force will prevail?.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: demonic, suspense
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Prey for the Devil (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sister Ann is a restless 25-year-old who devoutly believes that performing exorcisms is her calling. But she is at odds with the institution's traditions: nuns are not allowed to perform exorcisms, only priests. With the support of a mentor, a professor who senses her special gift, she is allowed to observe actual training sessions. Her desire to prove herself takes a personal turn when she meets one of the school's most disturbed patients. During their harrowing encounters, Sister Ann comes face to face with a demonic force that infests the school and has mysterious ties to her own past. It is then that the power of evil and her own startling abilities are fully realized.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: disturbing, scary, tense, suspense, surprise ending, suspenseful, unusual plot structure
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The Seventh Day (2021)
Plot Summary:
A renowned exorcist teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and evil blur, and their own demons emerge.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak, contemplative
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Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Plot Summary:
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, intense, tense, atmospheric, serious, demonic, creepy, teen
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Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Jesse has been hearing terrifying sounds coming from his neighbor’s apartment, but when he turns on his camera and sets out to uncover their source, he encounters an ancient evil that won’t rest until it’s claimed his very soul.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, twist ending, atmospheric, psychological, stylized, serious, suspenseful, demonic
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The Exorcist III (1990)
Plot Summary:
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 all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. It eventually leads him to a catatonic patient in a psychiatric hospital who has recently started to speak, claiming he is the The Gemini and detailing the murders, but bears a striking resemblance to Father Damien Karras.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: demonic, scary, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, splatter, detective, cult classic, frightening, religious horror
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The Valdemar Legacy (2010)
Plot Summary:
Luisa Llorente, an expert on taxation of old buildings, had recently gone to the Victorian mansion Valdemar to conduct an inventory of property ownership. After she mysteriously disappeared, Maximilian, president of her company, engaged the services of a private detective to help find her. But soon they will discover that it is not the first disappearance at Valdemar mansion!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: gothic, lovecraft, scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, detective, suspense, dark fantasy, demonic
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Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Plot Summary:
Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have been built and then immediately buried to keep down evil from the crypt below. The natives are convinced that uncovering the church has unleashed a demon, and begin to violently clash with the British military troops. As the village rapidly disintegrates into chaos and war, Merrin must face-off with the demon which has taken possession of somebody close to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Italy, Pakistan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: scary, demonic, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, stylized, rough, bleak, serious, disturbing
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they’d ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 135000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: scary, demonic, dark, suspense, spooky, suspenseful, splatter, slasher, saga, satanic
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The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mystical, scary, suspense, demonic, bleak, rough, enigmatic, splatter, tense, disturbing