Get ready to scare all your elders by throwing some devil horns into the air and listening to acoustic records on reverse because Hulu is conceiving a show springing from the Satanism panic of the 80s. Called Demons, the series will be an anthology revolving around two characters – a manipulative psychiatrist and his wife (and star patient) who will find themselves involved in a different Panic case each season. The Hollywood Reporter stated that each season of Demons will traverse and investigate a twisted crime affected by the couple’s dark journeying into the fragile nature of memory and guilt.
Thus, it is an exploration of the drives, impulses and memories generated from the unconscious, the seabed of guilt. False memories were an integral part of some Satanic investigations, with heavy-handed methods of suggestion employed on patients in a bid to help them remember acts of violent sexual abuse committed by nonexistent Satanic cabals. Thus, it is an exploration of the process of remembering and the vivid nature of false memories.
To prepare for the show, invoke the dark arts of the internet to seek out and experience the top ten movies about Satanism …
Starry Eyes (2014)
Touring through the deviant world of the occult Hollywood elite, Kevin Kolsh (Holidays) and Dennis Widmyer’s (Absence) indie horror offers a modern retelling of the ancient, primal Faustian theme – a young person sells soul to devil in exchange for success. The film surveys with unsparing aesthetic honesty the dark sinking of young starlet Sarah (Alexandra Essoe) into a dazzling world of fame and Satanism. In fact, Jonathan Snipes’ synth score serves to make hell sound great.
The Cult of Satanism: Häxan (1922)
The seminal film is a fusion of documentary and fiction exploring the history of Satanism, demonology, and witchcraft. The film soaks itself in nightmarish visuals and a morbid sense of humor. In fact, the film focuses on some great social issues like the persecution of women over the ages. Indeed, Benjamin Christensen’s film is free of verbal dialogue. Thus, you can concurrently listen to your favourite death metal soundtrack to really set the mood. Or you can experience the film as it is – in its unalloyed texture.

The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971)
This film honestly has it all – killer children, the act of brooding which is very gothic in its tone, cults that are Satanic, and pure exploitation horror. Indeed, we are honestly of the opinion that it deserves much more recognition than it receives. Starring Linda Hayden (Madhouse) as a young woman who leads a pack of teenage Satanists who cannot be held back by their disapproving and panic-stricken parents, the film is creepy and shocking and completely reverses the shepherd motif.
The Cult of Satanism: The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)
Directed by Oz Perkins (Legally Blonde) and featuring a quintessentially uncanny score from his brother Elvis Perkins, this film is probably the most chilling and staggering one on this list. The story proceeds in an insidious and slow pace. It is mysterious and disquieting and leads to a savage and unforgettable finale. The setting is a virtually empty boarding school during winter break. In fact, the nuns are rumored to be secret Satanists. Thus, the film deploys Satanism sparingly and shockingly to achieve a grave impact.
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
The film is the archetypal exploration of Satanic worship and black magic. The film shows two poor schmucks who accidentally find themselves at a high society party. Indeed, the party is actually a meeting of a Satanic cult. Thus, the film summons up a world of aristocratic diabolism. The film is highly relevant because it portrays a world that people today still postulates (with realms of evidence) is happening behind some of the most privileged and powerful closed doors in the world.

The Cult of Satanism: The Wailing (2016)
The director is Na Hong-jin. In the film we experience a mysterious sickness, the hysteria that follows as it spreads through a small town. Thus, the name – wailing. It’s a continuous condition of the people of that small town. Or we can say, wailing is a human condition. The events that follow have much more to offer beyond the threat of Satanism.
House of the Devil (2009)
The film is justly considered to be a modern horror classic. Ti West’s beloved indie horror promises a throwback to the 80s. However, Ti West does not cram the film full of senseless nostalgia just for the sake of it. Instead, the film leans on the Satanic Panic of the era to impregnate the plot with a quiet menace which unfolds its secrets slowly and suspensefully.
The Sentinel (1977)
Michael Winner’s haunting piece is visually arresting. In the film we see a suspiciously cheap rent controlled apartment. In fact, what is savage and beguiling is the woman who lives there as a declaration of independence. The cult horror undertones a tasty metaphor for the women’s liberation movement.

The Witch (2015)
In cinematic history there will never be another goat as seductive as Black Phillip in The Witch. Indeed, the talking baphomet of Robert Eggers’ mysterious horror who promises Thomasin a life of deliciousness and fresh butter. However, this comes with a condition. She will have to be one of Satan’s brides. Now what young woman could possibly say no to such an invitation ? The film incredibly delineates the history of witchcraft and is impossibly creepy. Indeed, The Witch is full of harrowing visuals loitering quietly through an atmospheric story.
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
The director is Roman Polanski. It is an eerie film about a young woman who becomes forcefully impregnated with the spawn of the devil. Rosemary’s Baby is a staggering exploration of Satanism, the concept of evil, and female autonomy. The film drenches itself in paranoia as Rosemary’s neighbours are apparently nice and polite enough, but actually they’re in cahoots with Satan. The young woman faces angst with the dispossessing thought that the neighbours are grooming her so that they can use her baby for their rituals. The film is an aesthetic re-creation of the 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin.
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