“Horror is a reaction; it’s not a genre.” – John Carpenter
With Halloween just around the corner, the time to watch horror movies is now. There’s a variety of subgenres within subgenres, but nothing terrifies me more than the occult or the paranormal.
Maybe it was because I was raised in a Christian household, but nothing (outside of flying and wasps), and I mean nothing, puts the fear of God into me like a horror story involving demons, spirits, possessions, exorcisms, satanism and witchcraft.
Below are some of the best, most terrifying occult horror films you can watch.
Viewer beware…
-       “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968)
-       “Hereditary” (2018)
-       “The Exorcist” (1973)
-       “Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages” (1922)
-       “The Void” (2016)
-       “His House” (2020)
-       “Sinister” (2012)
-       BINGE IT: “Evil Dead franchise” (1981-2013)
-       “In the Mouth of Madness” (1994)
-       “Suspiria” (1973)
-       “The VVitch” (2016)
-       “Drag Me to Hell” (2010)
-       “The Orphanage” (2007)
-       “House” (1977)
-       “Session 9” (2001)
-       “Poltergeist” (1982)
-       “The Babdook” (2014)
-       “The Wailing” (2016)
-       DOUBLE FEATURE: “The Shining” (1980) & “Doctor Sleep” (2019)