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    Legend of the Witches 1970 POSTER

    Legend of the Witches

    1970

    English

    5.3

    7

    Action

    black mass

    Documentary

    documentary short

    occult

    paganism

    witch

    witchcraft

    Malcolm Leigh Malcolm Leigh Director Maxine Sanders Maxine Sanders as Herself Alex Sanders Alex Sanders as Himself Guy Standeven Guy Standeven as Narrator
    A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals. X-rated upon its original release, this documentary looks in detail at previously hidden magic rites and rituals. Sharing the secrets of initiation into a coven, divination through animal sacrifice, ritual scrying, the casting of a 'death spell', and the chilling intimacy of a Black Mass.
    Cult Girls 2019 POSTER

    Cult Girls

    2019

    English

    3.0

    7

    96%

    Action

    folk horror

    Horror

    occultism

    paganism

    Mark Bakaitis Mark Bakaitis Director Frederique Fouche Frederique Fouche as Cult Auntie Nathan Hill Nathan Hill as Jaxen Brendan Bacon Brendan Bacon as Johnny Jane Badler Jane Badler as Ragana
    Dalia and her two young sisters grow up in a pagan apocalyptic cult led by an ancient Baltic goddess of death and reincarnation. On the night of an important cult ritual, a police raid rescues Dalia as cult members flee with her two sisters. Years later, as the guilt eats away at her, Dalia finds a potential link to the cult through a prominent and despised black metal artist sequestered in the woods. Dalia journeys to find her sisters but her quest for the truth becomes a descent into Hell.
    Armageddon Gospels 2019 POSTER

    Armageddon Gospels

    2019

    English

    3.9

    Drama

    Horror

    Mystery

    paganism

    ritual

    Thriller

    John Harrigan John Harrigan Director Sabrina Rodríguez Sabrina Rodríguez as Epona Victoria Karlsson Victoria Karlsson as MT Scott Temple Scott Temple as Percy Tereza Kamenicka Tereza Kamenicka as Sophia
    Refugee gods, transposed to flesh and blood, wash ashore to rouse the myths of ancient Britain, half-drowned in a forgotten past. They disperse through shifting realities to awaken the giant Albion and find the holy grail in a ritual to save England from the rot of darkness and hatred that's strangling its soul.
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021 POSTER

    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    2021

    English

    7.6

    15

    100%

    91%

    Action

    cinema on cinema

    Documentary

    Horror

    new age

    paganism

    science vs religion

    voodoo

    witchcraft

    Kier-La Janisse Kier-La Janisse Director Emma Tammi Emma Tammi as Self Ian Ogilvy Ian Ogilvy as Self Kier-La Janisse Kier-La Janisse as Self Alice Lowe Alice Lowe as Self
    An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
    Shadows of Light 2020 POSTER

    Shadows of Light

    2020

    German

    6.6

    1

    Action

    austria

    Documentary

    gathering

    music festival

    paganism

    ritual

    secret society

    Walter Fanninger Walter Fanninger Director Alan Averill Alan Averill as Self Sturla Viðar Jakobsson Sturla Viðar Jakobsson as Self Okoi Thierry Jones Okoi Thierry Jones as Self Mario Kolb Mario Kolb as Self
    Shadows of Light combines the loud and soft tones of life. The centerpiece is an Austrian mountain pasture where the summer solstice is celebrated with international artists and where tradition and zeitgeist are not contradictory.
    Marketa Lazarová 1967 POSTER

    Marketa Lazarová

    1967

    Czech

    7.8

    16

    100%

    86%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    christianity

    Drama

    flashback

    History

    kidnapping

    paganism

    rape

    Romance

    Frantisek Vlácil Frantisek Vlácil Director Jan Pohan Jan Pohan as Cornette Petr Kostka Petr Kostka as Mikolás Vladimír Mensík Vladimír Mensík as Wandering Monk Bernard Vlastimil Harapes Vlastimil Harapes as Young Count Kristián
    Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.
    November 2017 POSTER

    November

    2017

    Estonian

    7.1

    24

    93%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    love triangle

    pagan

    paganism

    Romance

    werewolf

    witch

    Rainer Sarnet Rainer Sarnet Director Dieter Laser Dieter Laser as Baron Jörgen Liik Jörgen Liik as Hans Meelis Rämmeld Meelis Rämmeld as Jaan Heino Kalm Heino Kalm as Sander
    In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
    Outsiders 1977 POSTER

    Outsiders

    1977

    Wolof

    6.6

    6

    Drama

    jihad

    kidnapping

    muslim

    paganism

    slave trade

    tribal warfare

    Ousmane Sembene Ousmane Sembene Director Mody Gueye Mody Gueye as Samba Touré Samba Touré as Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales as (as Serigne N'Diaye) Pierre Orma Pierre Orma as The Priest
    The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
    The Moor 2023 POSTER

    The Moor

    2023

    English

    5.2

    11

    77%

    25%

    Drama

    father

    grief

    Horror

    missing child

    Mystery

    paganism

    serial killer

    yorkshire

    Chris Cronin Chris Cronin Director Mark Peachey Mark Peachey as Alex Sophia La Porta Sophia La Porta as Claire Dexter Sol Ansell Dexter Sol Ansell as Danny Bernard Hill Bernard Hill as Thornley
    Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son's final resting place.
    Final Prayer 2013 POSTER

    Final Prayer

    2013

    English

    5.8

    27

    Action

    camera

    church

    Horror

    investigation

    miracle

    paganism

    Sci-Fi

    suicide

    Thriller

    Elliot Goldner Elliot Goldner Director Patrick Godfrey Patrick Godfrey as Father Calvino Robin Hill Robin Hill as Gray Aidan McArdle Aidan McArdle as Mark Lee Arnold Lee Arnold as Priest
    Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.
    Lord of Misrule 2023 POSTER

    Lord of Misrule

    2023

    English

    5.3

    18

    63%

    66%

    Action

    child abduction

    countryside

    english countryside

    folk horror

    Horror

    paganism

    vicar

    William Brent Bell William Brent Bell Director Evie Templeton Evie Templeton as Grace Holland Ralph Ineson Ralph Ineson as Jocelyn Abney Rosalind March Rosalind March as Miri Tremlow Tuppence Middleton Tuppence Middleton as Rebecca Holland
    When the daughter of the town's new priest goes missing during the harvest festival, a desperate search begins, uncovering the town's dark history and resurfacing tales of a mysterious, malevolent spirit that demands sacrifice.
    Children of the Corn 1984 POSTER

    Children of the Corn

    1984

    English

    5.6

    52

    36%

    40%

    Action

    children gang

    evil preacher

    Horror

    human sacrifice

    paganism

    sacrifice

    small town

    Thriller

    Fritz Kiersch Fritz Kiersch Director John Philbin John Philbin as Amos R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Diehl Robby Kiger Robby Kiger as Job Linda Hamilton Linda Hamilton as Vicky
    A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.
    Play for Today Penda's Fen 1974 POSTER

    Play for Today Penda's Fen

    1974

    English

    7.2

    13

    Action

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    gay

    gay theme

    Horror

    Mystery

    pagan

    paganism

    sexual awakening

    Alan Clarke Alan Clarke Director Ian Hogg Ian Hogg as Arne Ron Smerczak Ron Smerczak as Joel Joyce Grundy Joyce Grundy as Mrs. Gisbourne Graham Leaman Graham Leaman as Sir Edward Elgar
    Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.
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