The following horror movies contain religious themes or deal with the occult (e.g. Ouija boards, exorcisms, and satanic rituals).
Movie Name | Director | Year | Jump Count | Jump Scare Rating | Netflix (US) |
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Annabelle | John R. Leonetti | 2014 | 11 | 3.5 | No |
Annabelle Comes Home | Gary Dauberman | 2019 | 20 | 4.0 | No |
Antrum | David Amito, Michael Laicini | 2018 | 0 | 0.0 | No |
Anything For Jackson | Justin G. Dyck | 2020 | 7 | 3.0 | No |
Apostle | Gareth Evans | 2018 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes |
As Above, So Below | John Erick Dowdle | 2014 | 7 | 3.0 | Yes |
Behind You | Andrew Mecham | 2020 | 8 | 2.5 | No |
Black Christmas | Sophia Takal | 2019 | 8 | 2.5 | No |
Black Wake | Jeremiah Kipp | 2018 | 2 | 0.5 | No |
Blair Witch | Adam Wingard | 2016 | 18 | 4.0 | No |
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | Joe Berlinger | 2000 | 5 | 1.0 | No |
Born of Fire | Jamil Dehlavi | 1987 | 4 | 1.0 | No |
Carrie | Brian De Palma | 1976 | 1 | 0.5 | No |
Carrie | Kimberly Peirce | 2013 | 4 | 1.0 | No |
Cherry Tree | David Keating | 2015 | 5 | 1.5 | No |
Deliver Us From Evil | Scott Derrickson | 2014 | 16 | 4.0 | No |
Demonic | Will Canon | 2015 | 17 | 4.0 | Yes |
Devil | John Erick Dowdle | 2010 | 4 | 1.5 | No |
Devil’s Due | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | 2014 | 13 | 3.0 | No |
Don’t Listen (Voces) | Ángel Goméz Hernández | 2020 | 27 | 4.5 | Yes |
Drag Me To Hell | Sam Raimi | 2009 | 23 | 4.5 | No |
Dreamkatcher | Kerry Harris | 2020 | 4 | 1.5 | No |
Eli | Ciarán Foy | 2019 | 13 | 3.5 | Yes |
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil | Paul Urkijo Alijo | 2017 | 1 | 0.5 | Yes |
Exorcist: The Beginning | Renny Harlin | 2004 | 17 | 4.0 | No |
Frailty | Bill Paxton | 2001 | 0 | 0.0 | No |
Hellboy | Guillermo del Toro | 2004 | 6 | 1.5 | No |
Hereditary | Ari Aster | 2018 | 8 | 2.0 | No |
His House | Remi Weekes | 2020 | 8 | 2.5 | Yes |
Hotel Inferno | Giulio De Santi | 2013 | 3 | 1.0 | No |
Hotel Inferno 2: The Cathedral of Pain | Giulio De Santi, Tiziana Machella | 2017 | 5 | 1.5 | No |
Housewife | Can Evrenol | 2017 | 5 | 1.0 | No |
Kill List | Ben Wheatley | 2011 | 1 | 0.5 | No |
Kuroneko | Kaneto Shindō | 1968 | 1 | 0.5 | No |
Last Shift | Anthony DiBlasi | 2014 | 17 | 4.0 | No |
Little Evil | Eli Craig | 2017 | 7 | 1.5 | Yes |
Lo | Travis Betz | 2009 | 2 | 0.5 | No |
Lord of Illusions | Clive Barker | 1995 | 15 | 4.0 | No |
Maléfique | Eric Valette | 2002 | 0 | 0.0 | No |
Mandy | Panos Cosmatos | 2018 | 5 | 1.5 | No |
May The Devil Take You: Chapter Two | Timo Tjahjanto | 2020 | 9 | 3.5 | No |
Midsommar | Ari Aster | 2019 | 3 | 1.0 | No |
Occult Angel | Andy Roberts | 2018 | 3 | 1.0 | No |
Ouija | Stiles White | 2014 | 16 | 4.0 | No |
Ouija: Origin of Evil | Mike Flanagan | 2016 | 18 | 4.0 | No |
Paranormal Activity | Oren Peli | 2007 | 10 | 3.5 | No |
Paranormal Activity 2 | Tod Williams | 2010 | 14 | 3.5 | No |
Paranormal Activity 3 | Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | 2011 | 20 | 4.0 | No |
Paranormal Activity 4 | Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost | 2012 | 21 | 3.5 | No |
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | Gregory Plotkin | 2015 | 29 | 4.0 | No |
Prince of Darkness | John Carpenter | 1987 | 7 | 2.5 | No |
Rawhead Rex | George Pavlou | 1986 | 3 | 1.5 | No |
Rosemary’s Baby | Roman Polanski | 1968 | 0 | 0.0 | No |
Saint Maud | Rose Glass | 2020 | 2 | 1.0 | No |
Starry Eyes | Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer | 2014 | 9 | 2.0 | No |
Suspiria | Luca Guadagnino | 2018 | 2 | 0.5 | No |
Tale of the Mummy | Russell Mulcahy | 1998 | 4 | 0.5 | No |
The Babysitter | McG | 2017 | 8 | 2.5 | Yes |
The Blackcoat’s Daughter | Osgood Perkins | 2015 | 3 | 0.5 | No |
The Borderlands (Final Prayer) | Elliot Goldner | 2013 | 12 | 3.0 | No |
The Cleansing Hour | Damien LeVeck | 2019 | 14 | 4.0 | No |
The Craft | Andrew Fleming | 1996 | 4 | 1.0 | No |
The Crucifixion | Xavier Gens | 2017 | 19 | 4.5 | No |
The Dark and the Wicked | Bryan Bertino | 2020 | 11 | 2.5 | No |
The Devil Inside | William Brent Bell | 2012 | 8 | 2.5 | No |
The Devil’s Candy | Sean Byrne | 2015 | 8 | 2.0 | Yes |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Scott Derrickson | 2005 | 9 | 2.5 | No |
The Exorcist | William Friedkin | 1973 | 10 | 1.5 | No |
The Exorcist III | William Peter Blatty | 1990 | 11 | 2.5 | No |
The Heretics | Chad Archibald | 2017 | 4 | 1.5 | Yes |
The House of the Devil | Ti West | 2009 | 4 | 1.0 | No |
The Last Exorcism | Daniel Stamm | 2010 | 7 | 2.0 | No |
The Lodge | Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz | 2020 | 5 | 1.5 | No |
The Love Witch | Anna Biller | 2016 | 0 | 0.0 | No |
The Ninth Gate | Roman Polanski | 1999 | 0 | 0.0 | No |
The Nun | Corin Hardy | 2018 | 21 | 4.5 | No |
The Omen | Richard Donner | 1976 | 1 | 0.5 | No |
The Possession | Ole Bornedal | 2012 | 10 | 3.0 | No |
The Possession of Michael King | David Jung | 2014 | 20 | 4.0 | No |
The Rite | Mikael Håfström | 2011 | 7 | 2.0 | Yes |
The Skeleton Key | Iain Softley | 2005 | 11 | 3.0 | No |
The Unborn | David S. Goyer | 2009 | 14 | 3.5 | Yes |
The Veil | Phil Joanou | 2016 | 12 | 3.0 | Yes |
The Vigil | Keith Thomas | 2019 | 7 | 3.0 | Yes |
The Wicker Man | Robin Hardy | 1973 | 4 | 0.5 | No |
The Witch | Robert Eggers | 2015 | 4 | 1.5 | Yes |
The Wretched | Brett Pierce | 2019 | 8 | 3.5 | Yes |
Veronica | Paco Plaza | 2017 | 10 | 3.0 | Yes |
Wishmaster | Robert Kurtzman | 1997 | 4 | 2.5 | No |
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies | Jack Sholder | 1999 | 3 | 2.0 | No |
Wounds | Babak Anvari | 2019 | 6 | 1.0 | Yes |